Mortgages

Nationwide cuts fixed and NewBuy rates

Nationwide Building Society is cutting its two and five year fixed rates by 0.10...

AFI vows to reduce paperwork with Introducer Internet changes

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has claimed it will reduce the amount of paperwork that...

TBMC offers new buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched a new buy-to-let exclusive with Hinckley & Rugby Building Society. The...

Hinckley & Rugby cuts rates on pair of discounts

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on two of its...

New buy-to-let deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has added new products to its buy-to-let product range. The...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks improve FTB proposition

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a fee free mortgage offer for first time...

NatWest broadens DA proposition

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has broadened its product offering for those who are directly authorised...

AFI unveils NewBuy offering

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched a range of NewBuy mortgages via intermediaries. The...

Lowest FTB approval levels for nine months

Mortgage approvals for first time buyers fell to their lowest level for nine months...

Buy-to-let lending down 5% on previous quarter

New buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of 2012 totalled £3.7 billion (32,300 loans),...

AFI makes changes to criteria

Abbey for Intermediaries is tomorrow (11 May) introducing a minimum loan size of £25,000...

Paradigm unveils Chorley exclusives

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched three new product exclusives with Chorley Building Society. The...

Aldermore’s mortgage lending breaks through £1bn barrier

Aldermore has lent more than £1 billion worth of residential and commercial mortgage funding...

Platform cuts certain BTL rates

Platform has made changes to its buy-to-let range. The Co-operative Bank’s intermediary lender has...

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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