Mortgages

Source GI Masterclasses back on the road

Source insurance is taking its general insurance masterclasses back on the road in October...

Accord cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut buy-to-let rates, with up to a 0.30 percentage point reduction on its...

London FTBs claim “mortgage terror”

According to research by YouGov and digital mortgage broker Habito, Londoners are the most...

Metro Bank reduces five-year rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The new prices are as follows: ...

Aldermore tweaks limited edition BTL range

Aldermore has made two limited edition changes to its standard buy-to-let product range. The new rates...

AMI: mortgage prisoners still an issue

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has revealed that 86% of brokers believe there...

New lender secures FCA approval

Mortgages4Life has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Peterborough-based company...

Pepper appoints regional development manager

Mark Shelper has joined Pepper Homeloans as regional development manager for the South West...

The Mortgage Partnership launches with Kensington

The Mortgage Partnership has announced the appointment of Kensington onto its lending panel. The packager...

Applications and completions up at Pink

Pink Home Loans has reported that during the first six months of the year,...

HMO exclusive for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal funded by Precise Mortgages. The product targets...

New seven-year deals from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of seven-year fixed residential mortgages. It has also cut...

Average first-time buyer age is now 37

21% of prospective buyers aged 18-34 say that, following this month’s interest rate cut,...

The Furness BS unveils new 90% LTV deals

The Furness Building Society has launched two new variable rate products at 90% loan...
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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 receipts defy housing market slowdown

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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