Mortgages

New Select mortgage range from Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled a new Select mortgage range, with rates starting from 2.39% for a...

Together hailed as one of Manchester’s fastest-growing businesses

Specialist lender Together has been revealed as one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in...

New cashback fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching three new residential two-year fixed rate products with £1,000...

New five-year BTL deal from Pepper Homeloans

Pepper Homeloans has launched a limited edition buy-to-let five-year fixed rate of 2.98%. It has a...

Growing social divisions in UK housing market

2016 saw the role of cash in funding house purchases reach a post-recession high,...

Interest-only borrowing behind equity release rise

Key Retirement has found that 22% of customers used property wealth to clear mortgage...

Platform ups loan to income ratio

Platform has increased the loan to income ratio for qualifying mortgage applicants.  The intermediary mortgage brand...

Rise in buy-to-let fixed rates

Mortgages for Business has reported that buy-to-let fixed rates rose in April across two,...

Milestone for Newcastle-based brokerage

Mortgage broker BH Mortgages is celebrating its first anniversary. Over the past 12 months the...

New fixed rates from Investec Private Banking

Investec Private Banking has unveiled a range of two, four and 10-year fixed rates across...

Vida revises buy-to-let criteria

Vida Homeloans has made changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range. The lender has removed...

TMP celebrates 20th anniversary

The Mortgage Partnership (TMP) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a rebrand and a...

The Darlington joins SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that the Darlington Building Society has joined its lender panel....

Halifax Intermediaries unveils grand cashback offer

Halifax Intermediaries is offering first-time buyers and homemovers £1000 cashback on qualifying mortgages. The...

COMMENT

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Latest news

FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...

Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk...

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