Mortgages

7-year anniversary for interest rates

This weekend saw the seven-year anniversary of the Bank of England setting the Bank...

Jail sentence for Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton, the former boss of failed mortgage lender Edeus, has been jailed for...

Halifax Intermediaries reduces FTB and homemover rates

Halifax Intermediaries has cut the rates on its first time buyer and home mover mortgages by...

EQUIS reports 30% increase in loans written

EQUIS has revealed that its members wrote loans worth over £1.1 billion in 2015, representing...

NWIS to instruct valuations on day one

NatWest Intermediary Solutions (NWIS) is to start instructing all valuations for residential and buy-to-let purchase...

First Complete adds Kent Reliance to lender panel

Kent Reliance has been appointed to the First Complete lender panel. The specialist intermediary lender,...

Broker reports Brexit-based enquiry boost

De Vere Mortgages has revealed that the possibility of Brexit is fuelling a surge...

The Northview Group hires national account manager

The Northview Group, the parent company of Kensington and New Street Mortgages, has announced...

16% rise in mortgage balances for Virgin Money

Virgin Money has reported an increase in pre-tax profits of 53% to £160.3 million for...

FTBs consider a load of barracks

Latest research has highlighted the extent to which first-time buyers are prepared to get...

Rockstead appoints new director

Rockstead has recruited Andrew Salter from Investec to act in the newly created role...

Stonebridge raises £8k for Macmillan Cancer Support

Stonebridge Group has begun its 2016 charity campaign for Macmillan Cancer Support by raising over...

Kent Reliance improves criteria for self-employed professionals

Kent Reliance has improved its criteria for self-employed applicants. The lender will now consider standard...

Halifax introduces new remortgage offer

Halifax has unveiled a new offer for customers looking to remortgage direct with the...

COMMENT

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...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Hope Capital expands Shawbrook funding facility

Hope Capital Property Finance has increased its committed funding facility with Shawbrook Bank to...

Pivotal linked to Beneficial Network deal

LSL Property Services is understood to have agreed a deal involving Beneficial mortgage network...

London leads rental growth as supply shortage keeps rents high

London recorded the strongest monthly increase in average rents as demand continued to outstrip...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

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