Mortgages

FSE Cardiff seminar programme unveiled

The seminar programme for the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Cardiff has been revealed. FSE Cardiff...

Bluestone partners with Mortgage Intelligence

Bluestone Mortgages is partnering with network and mortgage club Mortgage Intelligence. The new partnership...

New BDM for Kensington

Gemma Lang has joined Kensington as business development manager (BDM) for the North London...

Halifax reduces first-time buyer rates

Halifax has lowered the rates on its mortgage products aimed at first-time buyers. The changes apply to...

New limited edition BTL deal from Aldermore

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition rate on its standard buy-to-let product range....

Study into energy efficiency & mortgage borrowing

The Nationwide Building Society is chairing research into whether homebuyers of energy efficient homes...

Over-50s not making most of their finances pre-retirement

The over-50s are spending their extra income they receive once they’ve paid off their...

The Leeds offers LSL buy-to-let exclusive

Leeds Building Society has launched a new two-year 70% LTV buy-to-let fixed rate product,...

Clever Lending launches sourcing system for seconds

Clever Lending has unveiled its new second charge sourcing system for brokers, Clever Sourcing,...

Accord cuts five-year fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has announced a 0.15 percentage point reduction on selected five-year fixed rate...

New Help to Buy deal from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has launched a new 1.49% discounted variable rate Help to...

BBA members vote for trade body merger

Members of the British Bankers' Association (BBA) have voted for the organisation to consolidate...

Arun Estates expands partnership with Mortgage Brain

Arun Estates has extended its partnership with Mortgage Brain by committing to use MortgageBrain...

Housing market is slowing down

The housing market in England & Wales is slowing down, both in terms of...

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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PropTech silos prolong mortgage journey, Houzecheck warns

Disconnected property technology is creating new data silos instead of delivering faster mortgage and...

Swansea BS completes £25k charity fund with YMCA Cardiff donation

Swansea Building Society has completed an anniversary charity fund with a £3,000 donation to...

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...

No mandate for automatic cohabitation rights, Deech warns

Proposals giving cohabiting couples automatic rights over homes, pensions and other assets lack clear...

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