Mortgages

New 1.25% two-year fix from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a new fixed rate mortgage at 65% loan to value...

Half of salary goes on private rent

Momentum UK's latest Financial Wellness Index has found that private renters go on fewer...

Govt could target limited company BTL

Robert Sinclair, chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), believes the government might...

Procuration fees “should be higher”

John Coffield of Paradigm Mortgage Services told an audience at Financial Services Expo (FSE) Glasgow...

Millions languishing on SVRs

L&C Mortgages has reported that 36% of homeowners (equating to four million people) are still on a...

Pledge milestone for Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its pledges to intermediaries, and...

Concentrate on remortgage market, brokers told

Robert Sinclair, chief executive of the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI), has told an...

New fee-free deals from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced two new fee-free 'high LTV' mortgages. The 'fix...

First Complete & Pink urge ARs to respond to FSCS consultation

Mortgage and protection customers could end up being the biggest losers if advisers do...

L&G reveals spring roadshow details

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced some of the industry figures who will be speaking...

Openwork to host UK roadshows

Openwork is to hold a series of UK-wide roadshows aimed at mortgage, protection and general insurance...

BoI UK offers further support to self-employed borrowers

Bank of Ireland UK will now consider mortgage applications from professional self-employed contractors who...

A good start for buy-to-let in 2017

It makes no sense to tempt fate in this marketplace, and one swallow does...

The Bucks joins Brilliant Solutions’ lender panel

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has been added to Brilliant Solutions lender panel. Brokers can now access residential,...

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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HMLR and OS data tie-up targets faster property transactions

HM Land Registry (HMLR) and Ordnance Survey (OS) have agreed a three-year collaboration intended...

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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