Mortgages

Average Stamp Duty saving of £1,400 since December

Conveyancing service provider Myhomemove has estimated that UK homeowners have saved £701 million in...

New Mortgage Trust range unveiled

Mortgage Trust has revamped its product range, updating its fixed rate products and introducing...

New fixed rate deals from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society is cutting mortgage rates by up to 0.30 percentage points tomorrow...

Paratus AMC gets servicer rating upgraded

Paratus AMC, which is the business behind new buy-to-let lender Foundation Home Loans, has...

TSB Intermediary unveils three-year BTL fixes

TSB Intermediary has expanding its buy-to-let offering to include three year fixed rate mortgages. It says...

New Loyalty Let to Buy scheme from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is launching a new loyalty initiative for customers converting their...

Axis Bank completes first two buy-to-let deals

The first two buy-to-let mortgages completed by Axis Bank were both brought to the new...

Life cover shortfall for paying off average mortgage balance

New research by SunLife suggests the 'protection gap' is caused by under-insurance as much...

Kensington: lenders should focus on complex income issues

A new study conducted for Kensington shows that one in eight employees are expecting...

Lifetime mortgages throw lifeline to mortgage prisoners

The number of people using equity release as a means to pay off an...

New build specialist joins Stonebridge as AR

Crystal Clear Financial Planning has become part of Stonebridge Group as an appointed representative...

Rates down and product numbers up for FTBs

The number of first time buyer products available is on the rise, and mortgage...

NatWest IS appoints pair of BDMs

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has hired Alan Hanks as the new field-based business development manager...

The Teachers broadens shared ownership availability

The Teachers Building Society has widened the availability of its Shared Ownership mortgage, now...

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...

PROFILES