Mortgages

3mc reveals strong results for H1 2015

Mortgage distributor 3mc has announced strong growth during the first half of 2015 with...

TSB cuts rates for existing customers

TSB is cutting rates across its range of mortgages available to existing customers. ...

Keystone secures new Classic Range funder

Peer to peer lending platform Landbay is now funding Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages'...

Coventry for Intermediaries switches to 0800

From today, 1 July, brokers can now contact Coventry for Intermediaries for free on...

Kent Reliance partners with SimplyBiz Mortgages

Members of SimplyBiz Mortgages now have direct access to Kent Reliance's mortgage range. Kent Reliance is...

TFC to distribute Foundation Home Loans deals

Specialist distributor TFC has added Foundation Home Loans (FHL) to its panel of buy-to-let...

The Nationwide cuts five-year deals

The Nationwide Building Society has cut selected five-year fixed rate mortgage deals by up...

The Leeds completes restructuring of intermediary lending team

The restructuring of Leeds Building Society’s intermediary team has been completed, with the appointment of...

Halifax cuts mortgage rates

Halifax has cut mortgage rates across its 0-95% loan to value (LTV) two-year fixed first-time...

One-third struggling to move up property ladder

34% of current homeowners who are looking to upscale their home in the next...

Rise in numbers of remortgagors increasing loan size

There was an increase of 4% in borrowers who remortgaged seeking to increase the...

New residential fixes from the Skipton

On 1 July Skipton Building Society will introduce a new range of two and five-year...

Sabadell gets green light for TSB purchase

Banco de Sabadell, S.A. has been given the go-ahead to buy TSB Banking Group plc. It...

Aldermore ends funding for Keystone

The funding contract between Aldermore Bank and Keystone has ended after three years. During that period, the...

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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