Mortgages

New AR firm for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has recruited Midlands-based advisory practice, Green &...

Lloyds Bank offers remortgage Xmas cost cutter

Lloyds Bank has launched a new offer for remortgage customers. It will refund a standard monthly...

New non-exec director for the Teachers

Ian Grayson has joined the board of directors at the Teachers Building Society as a...

Halifax cuts FTB rates and fees

Halifax has reduced the rates on its first-time buyer and home mover mortgages by...

Former Sesame CEO joins RBS/NatWest

George Higginson has joined the RBS/NatWest mortgage business. Higginson (pictured) was most recently CEO of...

Minority stake taken in Brightstar

Private investment vehicle Omni Equity Partners has bought a minority stake in distributor Brightstar. Omni Equity...

The Teachers supports Help to Buy Wales

The Teachers Building Society has extended its support of affordable home ownership to the...

New 90% deals from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has made changes to its 90% LTV residential product range, including both...

FCA chief executive quits

Martin Wheatley is to stand down as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority...

AToM partners with Axis Bank

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) is to distribute mortgage products from Axis Bank. Product details include no...

TSB cuts higher LTV fixed rates

TSB is cutting rates by up to 0.21 percentage points across a range of...

New intermediary exclusives from the Skipton

Skipton Intermediaries has launched a range of intermediary only products designed exclusively for people with...

Upturn in lending expected

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that gross mortgage lending in June...

Brokers expect remortgaging to be growth area

Mortgage brokers are expecting a rise in remortgaging over the next 12 months as...

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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