Mortgages

Strong August for First Complete

Mortgage completions in August were up 66% at First Complete, while life sales rose...

SMP backs new mortgage adviser apprenticeship scheme

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has helped facilitate a new scheme to establish a...

New software LenderGateway hailed by distributors

APAC Systems has launched LenderGateway, which combines mortgage sourcing with a credit search, client...

Specialist lender unveils new name

The financial services group previously known as Jerrold Holdings has now become 'Together'. The...

Connect Mortgage Club joins Dudley panel

The Dudley Building Society has revealed that Connect Mortgage Club is the latest distributor to join...

TMA partners with Shawbrook Academies

Shawbrook Academies have launched in partnership with TMA. The academies are designed specifically for UK...

TSB unveils rate changes

TSB has made rate changes to its homemover and first time buyer mortgages and...

New combined sourcing system from Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has launched a combined mortgage, secured loan and bridging online sourcing system...

FSE London: £5bn opportunity from equity release

Equity release lending levels are likely to increase considerably over the course of this...

Over three years needed for typical FTB deposit

New research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks suggests that almost 40% of first time buyers...

New mortgage switching portal from Metro Bank

Metro Bank has announced the launch of a new portal designed for intermediaries to help customers...

Help to Buy rate cut from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has cut the rate of its Help to Buy mortgages. The mutual...

August gross lending up 12% year-on-year

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

New Mortgage Extra Live events from Sesame

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is to hold a new round of mortgage seminars at...

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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