Mortgages

New member for the ASTL

SimplyBiz Group has become the latest addition to join the Association of Short Term...

“Conveyancing choice vital” with looming stamp duty deadline

Fleet Mortgages has urged all mortgage advisers to pay attention to their clients’ choice of conveyancing...

TenetLime holding series of MCD events

TenetLime is hosting a series of Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) events in February, to...

FHL: landlords shouldn’t pay surcharge for limited company BTL

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has claimed that market forces will ensure that landlords do...

SimplyBiz Group schedules 300+ events for 2016

SimplyBiz Group has announced its schedule of events for 2016, with over 300 expositions and...

29% rise in completions at Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed that its members placed £3.45 billion of mortgage completions through it in 2015,...

Pink Network to hold ‘kick off’ meetings

Pink Network is is to host a new series of roadshows across the UK in...

New sales appointments at NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new area sales managers (ASMs) and added two...

Together unveils larger loans and improved rates

Specialist lender Together has made further rate cuts on its residential mortgage products, bringing them...

New BTL intermediary exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its buy-to-let mortgage range, introducing new intermediary exclusives...

John Charcol moves into seconds with acquisition

John Charcol has acquired Southampton-based Simply Finance Group. The deal adds a new secured...

CML: house purchase lending up year-on-year in November

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has reported that home-owner house purchase lending totalled £10.7bn...

Two new mortgage hires at the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has appointed Jodie Claxton to the role of Mortgage Manager...

20% have no idea how they’d cope with rate rise

TSB has found that 72% of homeowners are likely to see their mortgage payments...

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

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

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

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

PROFILES