Mortgages

Surveyors expect SDLT changes to reverse sales dip

The latest RICS Residential Market Survey indicates that while national house price growth fell...

The Darlington to bolster social media presence

Darlington Building Society is looking to improve customer communications via social media. The mutual continues...

New protection proposition from TenetLime

Tenet’s non-investment network, TenetLime, has seen near to a 40% increase in sales of...

The Nationwide cuts selected switcher rates

Nationwide is tomorrow cutting selected five year and two year fixed rates by up...

Gross advances up 13% year-on-year

The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the latest Mortgage...

The Coventry cuts fixed rates

Coventry Building Society has cuts rates on two and five-year fixed rate mortgages. Deals include: 2...

AToM wins Precise award

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has been awarded Top Volume Producer for Residential...

New chairman for the CML

Moray McDonald will be the new chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...

Colin Bell to run lending at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank has appointed Colin Bell as its product and new business director. He now...

Platform offers its lowest ever two-year fix

Platform has launched its lowest ever residential two-year fixed rate mortgage at 1.64%. It...

BoE looks at outcome of two percentage point base rate rise

In its latest Quarterly Bulletin, the Bank of England has estimated that only...

3mc celebrates record year for growth

Mortgage distributor 3mc has processed enquiries totalling £1.6 billion and completed nearly £270 million...

Mortgage Advice Bureau in sponsorship deal with Derby County FC

Mortgage Advice Bureau has embarked a three-year sponsorship deal with Derby County Football...

The Newcastle unveils fee-free deals

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has introduced the two, three and five year 80%...

COMMENT

Plugging the first-time buyer knowledge gap

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself down at my local, surrounded by family, friends and the usual mix of conversation. Among the...

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

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Family Building Society cuts minimum property value to £75k

Family Building Society has lowered its minimum property value from £120,000 to £75,000 across...

360 Lifecycle adds Checkmyfile credit reporting link

360 Lifecycle has partnered with Checkmyfile to give advisers access to clients’ multi-agency credit...

Barclays cuts rates and launches sub-4% Premier tracker

Barclays will cut selected mortgage rates from Thursday 30 April and launch a Premier...

Millennials still locked out of homeownership

Only 5% of millennials have reached the life milestones they expected as teenagers, according...

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