Mortgages

Belmont Green hires mortgages sales director

Yet-to launch mortgage lender Belmont Green has appointed Louisa Sedgwick as its director of sales for mortgages. She joins...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries improves offering

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries will now pay the valuation fee on all its Help...

National Counties joins MCI’s panel

The National Counties Building Society has become the latest lender to join MCI Mortgage Club’s...

Computershare to service UKAR mortgages

Computershare has been appointed to undertake mortgage servicing activities for UK Asset Resolution Limited...

New BTL exclusive from 3mc

3mc is offering an exclusive buy-to-let deal which has the same 3.49% two-year fixed rate for...

Barclays widens Family Springboard Mortgage offering

Barclays Mortgages has made changes to its Family Springboard Mortgage, removing the need for borrowers to put...

FSE Manchester reveals seminar schedule

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has published details of its seminar programmes for the event...

New 95% LTV discount deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced a new two-year discounted rate mortgage up to 95%...

France reclaims overseas property top spot

Beneficial buying conditions are pulling British investors back to the French property market, according to...

SMS unveils online system for brokers

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has launched its new front end online system for brokers. It offers an...

Bank of Mum & Dad equivalent to a top-10 lender

This year, home buyers will receive £5 billion of help from families and friends,...

Halifax trebles cashback offer

Halifax is providing homeowners moving their mortgage from another lender with £750 cashback. This representing a...

BoE: mortgage purchase approvals remaining steady

The Bank of England has revealed that the total number of loan approvals for...

Accord lowers minimum BTL property value

Accord Buy to Let will now accept buy-to-let loans on properties worth £75,000 and...
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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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Building Societies

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...
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...
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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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