Mortgages

Computershare preferred supplier in UKAR tender process

Computershare has been appointed preferred supplier in the tender process to undertake the mortgage...

West One Loans to hold MCD broker workshops

West One Loans is to hold a series of broker workshops for intermediaries explaining...

Shepherd Direct revamps brand strategy

Shepherd Direct Ltd has adopted the acronym ‘SDL’ in an overhaul of the Group’s...

New higher LTV two-year deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of two-year fixed rate products for borrowers with...

New occupational mortgage deals from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched three-year fixed rate options across its range of occupational...

FHL sees rise in limited company BTL

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) says it has been witnessing increasing interest in limited company...

New discounted reversion rate for landlords from Accord

Accord Buy to Let has launched a discounted reversion rate, aimed at improving affordability...

The Mansfield to roll out KFI+

The Mansfield Building Society has outlined its approach to the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD). The...

Aldermore enters HTB London scheme

Aldermore has launched a London Help to Buy mortgage. Under the scheme, the Bank...

Keystone streamlines Classic Range

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has streamlined its Classic Range, in move designed to...

Mortgage market finished 2015 on a high

The Bank of England has reported that the number of loan approvals for house...

CML wants reform to Stamp Duty surcharge proposals

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has responded to the HM Treasury consultation on the 3% surcharge...

NatWest & RBS to offer HTB London deals

NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland have become the latest lenders to support the government’s...

Barclays outlines HTB London offering

Barclays is introducing a range of new shared equity products to support the official launch...

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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