Mortgages

First direct makes rate cuts

First direct has reduced rates on all of its standard and fee free mortgage...

Blemain: BTL seconds up 40%

Blemain Finance has claimed that buy-to-let second charge lending has risen by 40% in...

New BTL range from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launched buy-to-let deals with flat fees and no ERCs The new range...

Aldermore unveils limited edition buy-to-let deals

Aldermore Residential Mortgages has launched a range of limited edition buy-to-let remortgage deals. They are...

Halifax Intermediaries cuts rates

Halifax Intermediaries has reduced rates across its mortgage range. A 90% LTV two-year fixed rate...

Barclays the latest to cut rates

Barclays is reducing the rates on six of its fixed rates mortgages by up...

Nationwide reduces fixed and tracker rates

Nationwide Building Society is cutting fixed and tracker rates by up to 0.40 percentage...

Slump in mortgage approvals last month

Gross mortgage lending of £7.2 billion in June was below the six-month average and...

Average rental yields are over 6.0%: TBMC

In the second quarter of 2012 the average buy-to-let variable rate was 4.10% compared...

Portfolio expansion driving buy-to-let market

There has been a rise in landlord clients applying for buy-to-let mortgages to expand...

Virgin Money to buy NRAM assets

Virgin Money is to buy £465 million of NRAM mortgage assets from UK Asset...

All 99 and no flake

The news a couple of months ago of the resignation of Adrian Bloomfield from...

Digesting the Funding for Lending scheme

It may still be too early to fully digest what impact the Bank of...

AFI offers new Key Account exclusives

Abbey for Intermediaries has launched a pair of fixed rate deals, exclusive to selected...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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