Mortgages

Fleet joins Brilliant’s club panel 

Brilliant Solutions has expanded its direct to lender buy-to-let lending panel with the addition...

Paragon: rental demand steadily increasing

43% of landlords surveyed by Paragon Mortgages believe demand is either growing or booming. The...

Rise in average monthly lending increases

The Bank of England has reported that in May, total lending to individuals increased...

Openwork partners with SMS

Openwork has agreed a long-term agreement for specialist packaging with Solent Mortgage Services (SMS). ...

New offices for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has move into new offices in Fleet, Hampshire. The lender has moved...

The Dudley targets listed buildings lending

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled a new range of discounted rate products aimed...

New buy-to-let deals from FHL

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has updated its current buy-to-let prime offerings to include three-year and...

Stonebridge Group recruits The Mortgage Shop

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has announced Northern Ireland's largest independent retail mortgage...

How to use a credit score in a positive manner

Post-MMR there has been little talk about flexibility from either a lender or borrower’s...

NBSIS joins Simplybiz panel

Newcastle Building Society Intermediary Services (NBSIS) - the intermediary arm of Newcastle Building Society...

Mortgage borrowing at a six-year high in May

Homebuyers’ average deposits and loans reached a new post-recession peak in May 2015 as...

The Nationwide cuts two-year fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society has cut two-year fixed rate mortgage products for those with smaller...

AMI bemoans FCA fee proposals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a number of objections to proposals...

Borrowers still waiting to see banks’ advisers

The latest ‘adviser availability survey’ from Legal & General has found that waiting times...

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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