Mortgages

Complete FS expands lender panel

South Coast based packager and distributor Complete FS has announced the addition of Family...

Halifax launches mobile AIP tool

Halifax has unveiled a mobile Agreement in Principle (AIP) tool which it claims lets...

Cost of BTL mortgages for companies could fall

The latest Buy-to-Let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has revealed that, as...

CML welcomes new members and associates

Two new members and two new associates have joined the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

New product manager for Twenty7Tec Group

Twenty7Tec has appointed John Penn as the new product manager for its MortgageApply platform. Penn...

New five-year fixes from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched new five-year fixed residential mortgages, with rates starting from...

TFC opens London office

TFC Homeloans has opened a central London office and appointed Gary Barton as its...

Lloyds sets aside a further £1.4bn for PPI redress

Lloyds Banking Group has reported statutory profits for the first half of 2015 of...

L&C becomes HSBC’s second broker partner

HSBC is making its mortgages available through London & Country, in the bank's second...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates

HSBC has made a series of mortgage rate reductions. The new mortgage rates include 26 mortgages...

New broker deals from Platform

Platform has rejigged its mainstream mortgage range available to brokers. Changes include reductions of up to 0.15% percentage...

TSB introduces new buy-to-let deals

TSB has extended its buy-to-let mortgage range to include two year fixed rate mortgages...

Fleet Mortgages outlines roadshow appearances

Fleet Mortgages has set out its appearances at a timetable of summer and autumn...

IRESS unveils new sourcing product

IRESS has launched XPLAN Mortgage, its new product for mortgage intermediaries. The firm aims...

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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