Mortgages

Cambridge exclusives for L&G club members

Legal & General Mortgage CLub has launched exclusives with the Cambridge Building Society. Martyn Smith,...

Cattles’ shares suspended

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has temporarily suspended Cattles' securities from the Official List...

Further directoral suspensions at troubled Cattles

Cattles has suspending three more directors as an independent investigation into its affairs continues. James...

Cattles shares slump after accountancy error warning

Embattled sub-prime lender Cattles has admitted that there has been a breakdown in internal...

Cattles suspends new lending at Welcome

Cattles has "temporarily" suspending lending to new customers in Welcome Finance with immediate effect....

COMMENT

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

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AI-driven direct lending could erode mainstream mortgage advisers’ market share

Mortgage lenders could use artificial intelligence to attract more customers directly, putting pressure on...

Stamp duty exemption for downsizers could revive housing transactions

Removing stamp duty for older homeowners and people moving to smaller properties could help...

Interest rate expectations too pessimistic as inflation pressures ease

Financial markets may be overestimating the outlook for UK interest rates, with inflation potentially...

Landlords face changing buy-to-let market as lenders predict continued demand

Specialist lenders expect the buy-to-let sector to remain resilient despite regulatory changes, although attracting...

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