Mortgages

Fall in number of people buying houses on their own

The number of homes bought by ‘single’ purchasers has fallen by an average of...

BBA: mortgage lending still rising

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that gross mortgage borrowing in August totalled...

Dragonfly unveils BTL deal with deferment option

Dragonfly Property Finance has launched a two-year buy-to-let product at 6.99% p.a. Borrowers can choose...

Full launch for New Street Mortgages

New Street Mortgages products are now available to all mortgage distributors. The lender, which is part...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts BTL rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates across its range of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgages. New deals include...

LMS: strong outlook for remortgaging

11% of homeowners who remortgaged to reduce their monthly repayments in August made monthly...

TFC appoints key account manager

TFC Homeloans has hired Paul Ormonde as key account manager for the south of England. Ormonde...

Updated lender/intermediary collaborative guide published

An updated version of the industry guide for lenders and intermediaries on mortgage sales...

Highest August lending since 2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £22.5 billion...

The Dudley unveils expat mortgages

The Dudley Building Society has launched expat mortgages for purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let with whole...

Large growth in mortgage product numbers and availability

The number of mortgage products available to UK mortgage advisers has risen by 86% over...

Coutts cuts mortgage rates

Coutts has reduced its residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates. Reductions across all residential mortgage rates...

Aldermore unveils limited edition two-year deals

Aldermore has introduced three new limited edition two-year fixed mortgage products for residential purchase...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with the Newbury

SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has added the Newbury Building Society to its panel of lenders. ...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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Buy-to-let

Molo cuts buy-to-let mortgage rates by 12 basis points

Molo has reduced rates across its standard and specialist buy-to-let mortgage ranges for UK...
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Fintel to launch adviser succession and acquisition service

Fintel Services is to launch a programme matching potential buyers with advice firms seeking...
funding

Together expands Lakeside securitisation programme to £1.2bn

Together Financial Services has increased its revolving Lakeside securitisation programme from £1bn to £1.2bn. The...
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Knowledge Bank opens broker search data to lenders through KB PRO

Knowledge Bank has launched an intelligence service that allows mortgage lenders to analyse more...

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