Mortgages

Pink & First Complete gain access to HSBC deals

First Complete and Pink have embarked upon a distribution arrangement with HSBC that will...

Ingard adds mutual pair to lender panel

Ingard has added National Counties and the Family Building Society to its panel of lenders....

Investec Private Banking cuts mortgage rates

Investec Private Banking has cut its mortgage rates by up to 0.6 basis points following...

The Dudley improves BTL offering

The Dudley Building Society has introduced new buy-to-let products, rate reductions and criteria changes. All buy-to-let fixed...

Large fine for PwC over sub-prime audit failures

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has been fined £2.3m over its audits of the financial statements...

Buy to Let Club expands lender panel

Skipton Intermediaries has joined Buy to Let Club’s panel. Skipton offers mortgages up to 75% LTV which...

FSE London seminar programme revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

More 2 Life cuts Capital Choice Plan rate

More 2 Life has once again reduced rates with a new monthly interest rate of 4.49%...

FHL reaps rewards from new portal

Foundation Home Loans has said that its new portal has boosted broker participation. Since launching...

Widespread fixed rate cuts at NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting its standard residential purchase rates on a large number of...

New digital proposition from the SMP

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced a new digital programme. It will begin...

Approvals at 18-month low

The Bank of England has reported that in July mortgage approvals slumped to an 18-month...

Lending into retirement: nice to have or necessity?

There are more than 10 million people in the UK over 65 and the...

The Hinckley & Rugby offers joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society is now offering joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages...
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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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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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Stamp Duty Land Tax receipts remained above pre-pandemic levels during the first half of...
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Prime London sales falter as rental growth hits 18-month high

Prime London sales activity weakened in July while annual rental growth accelerated to its...
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RICS: Mortgage costs keep housing market subdued

The UK housing market remained subdued in July as buyer demand and agreed sales...

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