Mortgages

CML: gross mortgage lending up 2%

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20...

InterBay Commercial unveils fixed rate range 

InterBay Commercial has launched new fixed rate mortgage range for buy-to-let lending. The new four...

New fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is to reduce rates by up to 0.50 percentage points tomorrow (22 October)...

New lender launches through two partners

Bluestone Mortgages has launched into the UK, offering a specialist product range exclusively through Legal...

Significant expansion for Equiniti Pancredit

Equiniti Pancredit has announced 14 new appointments. The appointments include: Beth Greenwood, customer delivery consultant; David Kilroy,...

The Mansfield reintroduces intermediary BTL range

The Mansfield Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let mortgage range into the intermediary market. Products now...

Brokers still uncertain about social media

While two-thirds of brokers regularly use social media, only 56% use social media for...

Aldermore offers its lowest ever five-year BTL fix

Aldermore has introduced a new limited edition buy-to let remortgage product, which is its...

Lenders now limiting best offers

September saw a 5% monthly fall in the number of remortgagors consulting intermediaries, going...

The Hinckley & Rugby adds pair of high LTV discounts

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new lifetime discount mortgages at...

New five-year deals from the Coventry

Coventry for intermediaries has added new deals to its five-year fixed residential and buy-to-let...

The Skipton using Mortgage Brain to measure competitiveness

The Skipton Building Society is now using a customised version of Mortgage Brain’s mortgage product...

Lack of joined-up policy making threatening PRS

A new report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned against discouraging...

New offset option from the Family BS

The Family Building Society’s offset mortgage has been tweaked following feedback from customers and...

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