Mortgages

Lenders processes not matching intermediary expectations

IRESS's first ever Intermediary Mortgage Survey, has identified the lack of fully paperless systems...

The Ipswich revamps mortgage range

The Ipswich Building Society has added new fixed, discount and shared ownership deals to...

Rise in intermediaries’ market confidence

During the final quarter of 2014, intermediaries’ showed greater confidence in the mortgage market...

Ian Clarke joins TMA

Ian Clarke is to join TMA as a key account manager, tasked with helping support...

Keystone cuts buy-to-let rates

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has cut its five-year fixed rates by 0.20 percentage points in both...

Virgin unveils new intermediary range

Virgin Money has launched a new mortgage range that is available through all intermediaries...

New BTL and HTB deals from Aldermore

Aldermore has added new buy-to-let and owner occupied mortgages to its product range. New products include: Buy-to-let: Two-year fixed...

Buy-to-let volumes up 18% year-on-year

House purchase lending to home-buyers increased slightly month-on-month in December totalling 55,600 loans, according to latest data published...

The Ipswich targets ‘mortgage misfits’

The Ipswich Building Society has unveiled a new programme of mortgage lending for borrowers...

The Family BS introduces offset mortgage

The Family Building Society is launching an offset mortgage linked to a savings account....

Stonebridge to improve Revolution system

Stonebridge Group has outlined a number of new and upcoming developments for its Revolution...

FTBs nearly 10% better off buying than renting

Latest research from Halifax suggests that first-time buyers in the UK are £742 (9%)...

Brightstar expands specialist first charge team

Brightstar Finance has recruited Kevin Ward to join the specialist first charge and buy-to-let...

Halifax slashes 0-60% LTV mortgage rates

Halifax has cut rates across its 0-60% LTV two year fixed rate products for...
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COMMENT

Comment

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

Buyers are already reacting to a Budget nobody has written

Andy Burnham ruled out changes to stamp duty on 27 July, a week into the job and days after reports that the government was...

The tech question is how, not if, we can use it

Recent adviser research from Nottingham Building Society underlines the appetite for greater use of technology across the mortgage process. The vast majority (89%) of...

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

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Mortgage Advice Bureau combines new-build businesses under Meridian Group

Mortgage Advice Bureau has completed the integration of three specialist new-build mortgage businesses into...
Loans

UTB restores 90% LTV second charge lending and cuts rates

United Trust Bank has reintroduced residential second charge lending at up to 90% loan-to-value...
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AMI seeks adviser views for seventh protection study

Mortgage and protection advisers have been invited to contribute to the Association of Mortgage...
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Unexpected moving costs hit 95% of recent homebuyers

Almost all recent UK homebuyers encountered unexpected costs during their move, research from property...

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