Mortgages

Blueberry Mortgages opts for Twenty7Tec sourcing

Mortgage brokerage Blueberry Mortgages has selected Mortgage Source from Twenty7Tec as its sole mortgage...

New hire at the Teachers

Martin Harvey has been recruited as the new senior mortgage adviser at the Teachers Building Society. Harvey (pictured)...

The changing face of specialist lending in 2016

According to recent estimates, the mortgage market will reach £230 billion by the end...

Over 25% of FTB opting for 35-year mortgage

There was an estimated 310,000 first-time buyers last year, according to the annual Halifax First-Time...

The Dudley unveils six new deals

The Dudley Building Society has launched six new mortgage products.  There are four discounted and two five-year fixed...

SMS appoints office manager

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has announced the appointment of Debbie Robson as office manager. Robson started...

FHL sees ‘substantial’ growth in limited company BTL enquiries

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has reported that, since launching with pricing for its limited...

Kensington parent rebrands

Kensington Group Limited (KGL) has rebranded to become The Northview Group Limited. This follows the...

The Hinckley & Rugby cuts quartet of rates

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reduced the interest rates on four of...

Aldermore reduces limited company BTL rates

Aldermore has cut rates on its range of specialist limited company (single residential unit) buy-to-let products. The...

Sharp rise in limited company BTL transactions

There was a significant rise in activity from investors looking for finance using a limited...

Keystone improves Classic Range criteria

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has made two major changes to its Classic Range lending criteria...

McDermott rules herself out of top FCA job

Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decided in early...

New Year gong for the Ipswich’s CEO

Paul Winter, CEO of Ipswich Building Society, has been awarded an MBE in 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

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...

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