Mortgages

Halifax unveils app for homebuyers

Halifax has launched a new smartphone app which it claims offers a ’one stop...

Lloyds TSB improves FTB deal

Lloyds TSB has made changes to its new fee saver mortgage for first-time buyers. ...

BoS extends stamp duty pledge

Bank of Scotland has extended of its pledge to pay half of the stamp...

Worrying insight into interest-only borrowers’ ‘strategies’

Only 23% of interest-only mortgage holders are regularly putting money away in order to...

L&G Mortgage Club links with IN Partnership

Legal & General Mortgage Club has undertaken a new strategic mortgage trading relationship with...

March rise in mutual mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders rose 58% in March...

Another lender ends interest-only for new borrowers

The Co-operative Bank has become the latest lender to stop lending to new customers...

Nationwide offers half price fees

Nationwide Building Society has launched a half price product fee offer on its range...

Nationwide gets tough with incomplete paper applications

Nationwide is to take a tougher stance over paper applications. From 16 May, the...

Halifax entends stamp duty pledge

Halifax has extended its pledge to pay half of all homebuyers stamp duty bill...

NatWest IS unveils new products

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has introduced six new fixed rate purchase and remortgage deals to...

Skipton unveils new fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has today launched a new range of fixed rate mortgages for...

“Steady and progressive start” to 2012 for landlords

Property acquisition activity remained strong in the first quarter of 2012, according to independent...

Which? reveals cost of today’s mass SVR rise

Cooperative Bank, Halifax, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank have all increased their standard variable rates...
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COMMENT

Comment

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...
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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...
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Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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