Mortgages

Key appointments to Together’s leadership team

Specialist lender Together has made two senior appointments to its leadership team. The group of...

Lorenzo Satchell rejoins Together

Specialist lender Together has appointed Lorenzo Satchell has its new commercial relationship manager for...

New underwriter for the Teachers

Martyn Balsom has been appointed as a new mortgage underwriter at the Teachers Building...

Skipton pilots mortgage retention proc fee

Skipton Intermediaries is launching a six-month mortgage retention pilot with two of its key...

Metro Bank launches intergenerational mortgages

Metro Bank has announced a new mortgage offering for clients of St. James’s Place...

Halifax unveils 1% cashback offer

The Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first time buyers and home...

The Leeds hires quality and competency head

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Dave Conway as its head of quality and...

Magellan to hold trade show one-to-ones

Magellan Homeloans is offering brokers the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation session at...

Growing numbers look to improve not move

Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to improve not move, as the costs of...

Lloyds promises ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer

Lloyds Bank has launched a new ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer, providing first time buyers, home...

3mc appointed to Kensington packager panel

Mortgage distributor 3mc has announced the launch of a 90% LTV residential mortgage from...

Record month for L&G Mortgage Club

The Legal & General Mortgage Club completed £4.7bn in March, the highest monthly number...

Masthaven secures banking licence

Masthaven Bank has been granted a retail banking licence by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

New two-year limited edition deal from Aldermore

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition two year-fixed residential owner-occupied product. It is...

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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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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...

Bristol tops 2026 Japanese knotweed hotspots

Bristol has retained its position as England’s Japanese knotweed capital, recording more than twice...

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