Mortgages

Two new regional sales directors for First Complete

First Complete has appointed two new members of staff to its team of regional sales directors....

New Paragon offering for professional landlords

Paragon Mortgages has introduced a new range of fixed rate and tracker products with...

Skipton unveils intermediary web chat pilot

Skipton Intermediaries has introduced a trial web chat service for its broker partners London...

Kensington prices £1.5bn securitisation

Kensington has priced the largest placement of sterling asset backed securities (ABS) this year...

New head for the Society of Mortgage Professionals

Lee Travis, who was appointed as the new head of professional development at the...

TFC secures full home finance permissions

Specialist distributor TFC Homeloans has been granted home finance permissions by the Financial Conduct...

The Leeds’ reveals its adviser of the year

The Leeds Building Society has announced that Newcastle mortgage adviser Joanne Butler is its...

Gary Little joins TMA

Gary Little is to join TMA, the mortgage club of LSL financial services, at...

MAB takes 23% stake in Sort Refer parent

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc has made an equity investment of 23% in Sort...

Rise in house purchase lending

The Autumn Statement accompanied a house purchase lending jump this November, but first-time buyers...

MPC holds bank rate once again

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain the Bank...

TMW cuts buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut new mortgage rates by up to 0.85 percentage...

New service promises ‘better deal’ notification

Online mortgage adviser Trussle is offering a free service which it claims automatically determines...

Many Brits unprepared for bank rate rise

TSB has surveyed thousands of homeowners across the country to fully understand how prepared Britain...

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