Mortgages

Buy-to-let lender charges proportionately down

The latest Buy-to-let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has reported that number of...

Popularity of fixed rates approaching record levels

96% of homebuyers opted for fixed rate mortgages during September for a second successive...

24 new fixes for Mortgage Trust

Mortgage Trust has made widespread changes to its buy-to-let product range, with 24 new...

Six of the best from the Ipswich

The Ipswich Building Society has added six new mortgage deals to its offering, available...

Legal & General Network rebrands

Legal & General Network will now be known as Legal & General Housing Partnerships....

Spain still top overseas purchase choice for Brits

Spain has once again topped the list of overseas property hot spots, according to overseas...

Investec cuts professional mortgage rates

Investec Private Banking has cut its three and five-year fixed rates by up to 0.3 percentage points on...

Fleet Mortgages teams up with Connells

Fleet Mortgages has agreed a new partnership with Connells Group. The new arrangement will...

Stonebridge Group appoints preferred conveyancers

Stonebridge Group has appointed two conveyancing operators, BM Solutions Conveyancing and eConveyancer, part of...

Average remortgage LTV fell in eight out of 10 regions

The number of remortgage loans increased by 12% from 25,600 in August to 28,686...

BBA: 24% year-on-year rise in approvals

The number of mortgage approvals in September was 24% higher than a year ago,...

Continued rise in homeowner market confidence

The latest Zoopla Housing Market Sentiment Survey has reported that confidence homeowners have in...

BoE and FPC to regulate buy-to-let

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has told a parliament committee that the...

Vizolution unveils financial services document solution

Vizolution has launched vDoc, an omni-channel customer portal that allows customers to securely sign,...

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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