Mortgages

Accord cuts buy-to-let remortgage rates

Accord Buy to Let has made reductions of 20 basis points on selected remortgage...

Complete FS to hold national specialist lending forums

Complete FS is hosting three specialist lending forums during May. Details are as follows: 9...

10% deposit borrowers struggling to secure deals

35% of would-be first-time buyers saw house deals fall through in the past year...

L&G hires lifetime mortgages’ operations director

Legal & General has appointed Mike Thompson to the position of operations director of its...

Paragon to pay product switch proc fee

Paragon Mortgages has become the latest lender to introduce procuration fees for brokers. It will pay a...

TMA Mortgage Club extends partnership with Mortgage Brain

TMA Mortgage Club is offering Mortgage Brain's latest technology solutions to its Directly Authorised members. MortgageBrain...

New buy-to-let rates from Santander

Tomorrow (26 April) Santander is launching a range of new buy-to-let remortgages. The bank will be...

Magellan cuts complex prime rates

Magellan Homeloans has cut its two-year fixed rate pricing across its range of complex...

Trio of limited edition deals from Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has unveiled three new limited edition products for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. These...

New ‘super’ trade body appoints first CEO

UK Finance, the new trade association representing UK finance and banking, has revealed that...

Record lowest fixed rate from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest mortgage rate ever available in the...

Openwork reveals network’s ‘number one firm’

Openwork has revealed that Just Mortgages was its number one mortgage firm in the...

Most unaffordable local authorities revealed

Prospective homeowners in some parts of the country would need to save for 27 years before...

CML: lending in ‘neutral gear’

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £21.4...
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COMMENT

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...

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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...
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Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...
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Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

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

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