Mortgages

Castle Trust unveils ‘refurb to let’ deal

Equity loan provider Castle Trust Capital has launched a 'refurb to let' product targeted on...

Why more brokers should be benefitting from specialist lending

The specialist lending sector is catering to more and more brokers but the question...

‘Second steppers’ looking to friends and family for funds

17% of homeowners trying to take their second step on the housing ladder are...

Virgin Money shakes up intermediary range

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range. It...

Accord cuts higher LTV fixed rates

Accord Mortgages has cut the rates on its 90% and 95% loan to value...

L&G updates Mortgage Credit Directive info hub

Legal & General Mortgage Club’s Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) Matrix, which explains the new...

Precise BTL exclusives for 3mc

3mc has launched an exclusive range of buy-to-let mortgages funded by Precise Mortgages. The range includes...

New Paragon range for ‘top end’ landlords

Paragon Mortgages has unveiled a new product range aimed at professional landlords with larger-scale...

Cost of homeownership set to climb

The annual cost of home ownership is set to reach £15,300 in 2015, according...

Masthaven applies to become a bank

Masthaven Finance has submitted a banking licence application. The business claims to have attracted the...

Fleet Mortgages revamps criteria

Fleet Mortgages has made a number of criteria changes in order to increased flexibility for brokers...

Fall in consumer sentiment towards mortgage accessibility

Only 12% of UK adults think access to mortgages has improved in the past...

TFC Homeloans to hold BTL workshops

TFC Homeloans has announced two free specialist buy-to-let workshop, aimed at advisers who want...

Normal seasonal lending dip in August

First-time buyers, home movers, home-owner remortgage and buy-to-let all saw a monthly decline in...

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....

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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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