Mortgages

MAB completes Capital Private Finance divestment

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc has completed the sale of its stake in Capital...

June see fall in house purchase lending activity

Loan approvals for house purchase numbered 64,766 in June, compared to the average of...

The Coventry reports record net lending

The Coventry Building Society has revealed that during the first six months of the...

Profits down at Barclays

Barclays has reported a 21% drop in pre-tax profits to £2.06 billion in the firs...

Accord announces new fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a range of fixed-rate remortgage deals. The intermediary-only lender has launched new remortgage...

L&G reveals live conference details

Legal & General Mortgage Club will be holding a one-off live conference in London...

New two-year deals from N&P

The Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has unveiled a range of two-year fixed rate...

New 1.25% discounted deal from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched a new 1.25% discounted variable rate 'summer special'...

Leeds BS three-year fix for SimplyBiz Mortgages

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a new three-year fixed rate product from the Leeds Building...

June saw remortgage lending fall year-on-year

LMS's monthly tracker has found there were 32,873 remortgage loans taken out in June,...

The Skipton cuts Help to Buy rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.20 percentage points on...

NatWest IS introduces large loan concierge service

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has unveiled a new 'concierge service' for brokers for all mortgage...

Ingard expands panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to Ingard's lender panel. The specialist lender will provide...

Profits up at Shawbrook

Shawbrook Bank has published its interim results for the six months to 30 June...
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Artificial Intelligence

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...
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Untangled completes Ampla Finance rebrand with new website

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