Mortgages

CML: January lending up 201% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £17.9 billion...

The Mansfield extends shared ownership offering

The Mansfield Building Society has extended its geographical coverage and broker distribution for shared ownership...

Stamp duty hike putting off BTL investors

9% of UK adults who were considering a buy-to-let property investment have been put...

The Nottingham reports 15% rise in profits

The Nottingham Building Society has reported gross mortgage lending of £651m in 2015, which resulted...

Precise Mortgages’ MCD upgrade is completed

DPR Consulting has completed a systems upgrade for Precise Mortgages. The update provides compliance with...

Foundation Home Loans grows sales operation

Foundation Home Loans has appointed James Adkin to the position of regional account manager...

New five-year fixes from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched new fees assisted five-year fixed rate mortgages across...

New five-year fixes from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a new five-year fixed rate residential range, which includes the option...

Thameside Associates wins top L&G award

Stonebridge Group has announced that one of its appointed representative (AR) firms, Thameside Associates,...

“Mismatch” within the UK housing market

House prices in the UK increased by 6.7% in the year to December 2015,...

CML: gross lending to steadily increase over next 24 months

In December 2015 first-time buyers borrowed £4.5bn for home-owner house purchase, up 7% on...

SMS grows team

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has made two new appointments. Ross Burnett joins SMS as its new...

SMP welcomes FCA exam review

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) decision to review examination standards across a broad range...

L&G launches 4.99% lifetime mortgage

Legal & General is introducing a Premier Flexible lifetime mortgage at 4.99% AER. The deal is a drawdown...

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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