Mortgages

Lending and profits up at the Principality

The Principality Building Society has posted a small increase in profits for the first...

Five new faces for TFC Homeloans

TFC Homeloans has increased its headcount by five. The new recruits will work across...

Aldermore hires SE relationship manager

Aldermore has announced the appointment of a new relationship manager in residential mortgages covering...

Sales promotion at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Ian Hawes as a new internal sales team leader. Hawes (pictured) has been...

Promise sees significant rise in conversion rates

Promise Solutions has reported a large improvement in its second charge conversion rates since the introduction...

Complete FS responds to distribution appointment

A director at Complete FS, the South Coast based specialist lending packager, has expressed...

Kensington to reward fastest offer each month

Kensington Mortgages has launched a 'specialist distribution award' for the fastest offer on packaged applications....

The Skipton releases new fixed rates

The Skipton Building Society is introducing a new range of two and five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. Rates on...

The Skipton now offering finance advice

The Skipton Building Society is now offering face-to-face financial advice, following regulatory approval being granted...

Accord expands intermediary sales team

Accord Mortgages has recruited four new members to its intermediary sales team and established...

Stonebridge Group unveils packager panel

Stonebridge Group has introduced a new mortgage packager panel for its appointed representative (AR)...

Marketing to the younger generation

In order to appear ‘down with the kids’ I will begin this article with...

3mc relaunches 90% LTV deal

Mortgage distributor 3mc is relaunching a 90% LTV residential mortgage with no packager fee. The...

Pepper appointed to SimplyBiz Mortgages panel

Pepper Homeloans has extended its distribution with its appointment to the SimplyBiz Mortgages panel,...

COMMENT

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...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

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Auction sales rate falls as buyers become more selective

The proportion of property auction lots sold fell to 64.7% in July as buyers...

Untangled completes Ampla Finance rebrand with new website

Specialist lender Untangled has launched a new website, completing its transition from Ampla Finance. The...

L&G cuts rates for new optional payment lifetime mortgages

L&G has introduced rate reductions of between 0.01% and 1.00% for new customers taking...

Mortgage payments are leading source of financial pressure for borrowers

More than half of UK mortgage holders worry about their repayments at least once...

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