Mortgages

New FTB fix from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a limited edition three-year fixed rate mortgage for first-time buyers. The...

Average stamp duty saving of £1.5k post ‘slab’ abolition

My Home Move has calculated that UK home buyers have collectively saved £1.9 billion...

SBG appoints Mark Graves as sales director

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Mark Graves to the position of sales director. Graves takes...

LMS teams up with network

Conveyancing panel management firm LMS has partnered with The Right Mortgage and Protection Network.   The network launched...

Virgin Money makes fixed rate changes

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage range, cutting interest rates on higher LTV fixed rate...

Platform unveils 2.24% fix at 90% LTV

Platform has launched what it claims to be the lowest ever two-year fixed rate deal...

Brightstar reaches IIP gold standard

Brightstar has just achieved its Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard, one of only...

Charles Canning back at the helm at Accord

Accord Mortgages has announced the appointment of Charles Canning as managing director. He joined...

BoE ready to intervene in buy-to-let market

The Bank of England has expressed its concerns over the buy-to-let sector. The central bank...

Nationwide to chair green property project

Mortgage lenders, building industry 'experts', green energy groups and sustainability bodies have all joined...

MCI Mortgage Club panel expanded

The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has become the latest lender to join the...

BoE: slight rise in house purchase approvals

The Bank of England Money & Credit report for October has revealed that the...

First-time buyer purchases on the rise

The number of sales made to first time buyers rose for the second month...

Record levels of remortgaging activity in October

79% of remortgagors switched lenders when seeking a different remortgage deal during October, according...

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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