Mortgages

Confidence back to pre-crisis levels

Confidence levels amongst financial advisers are at their highest since 2008, according to Paragon...

A cautionary tale for brokers

The whole notion of intermediary market share seems to be providing a big talking...

Name change for Connect Mortgage Club

Connect Mortgage Club will now be known as Connect for Intermediaries. The firm said its...

FHL launches full limited company BTL range

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) is rolling out its limited company buy-to-let product range following a...

Cerberus to sell on £3.3bn of Northern Rock mortgages and loans

TSB Bank plc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire £3.3 billion of...

The Co-op unveils new 90% deals

The Co-operative Bank has launched a new range of mortgages, including low rate two year and...

New 10-year deal from TSB

TSB has launched a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage and reduced the rates of...

£13n of Northern Rock mortgages to be sold

£13 billion of mortgages which were originally owned by Northern Rock are being sold...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to stage ‘seasonal showcase’

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced an inaugural 'Seasonal Showcase' event taking place on 9 December.   It completes...

NatWest reveals its MCD timetable

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is to implement the requirements of the European Mortgage Credit Directive...

New deals from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has made changes to its range of mortgage products including reducing...

Best October lending since 2008

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has revealed that October 2015 saw the highest...

Mortgage rate movement stays unsettled

Mortgage rates remain unsettled with mixed movement seen for all main product types over...

Bluestone Mortgages issues first offer

Brightstar Financial has placed the first ever mortgage case with specialist mortgage lender Bluestone...

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