New build

Deficit of at least 600,000 new homes in England

England built up a shortfall of at least 600,000 homes from 2011-2021 after population...

Iress MSO to support new affordable home ownership schemes

Iress has announced that its MSO software is now fully enabled to support the...

Berkeley Group signs up to Own New mortgage scheme

Own New has announced Berkeley Group as the latest housing developer to sign up...

Pivotal Growth acquires RSC New Homes Limited and Group First

Pivotal Growth has acquired RSC New Homes and Group First, the holding company for...

Atom bank cuts two and five-year rates

Atom bank is reducing the rates across a number of its mortgage products, with...

LSL to host 2022 New Homes Forum

LSL is hosting its New Homes Forum on Wednesday 23 November at the Coventry...

25% rise in new home registrations during Q1

UK new home registrations increased by 25% in the first quarter of 2022 compared...

Skipton introduces new build helpdesk for brokers

Skipton Building Society for Intermediaries has launched a new build helpdesk so brokers can...

The Mortgage Lender hires head of specialist distribution

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has recruited Chris Kirby as head of specialist distribution and...

Skipton improves buy-to-let criteria following broker feedback

Skipton Building Society has updated its lending policy to allow for mortgages on new...

Just Mortgages to hold affordable housing event

Just Mortgages' new build division's inaugural New Build and Affordable Housing Event will take...

More people considering new builds than before

26% of homeowners are more likely to consider purchasing a new-build property compared to...

Clydesdale Bank improves new build criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its mortgage lending policy. The bank will now accept...

Pivotal Growth acquires specialist brokerage

Pivotal Growth Limited has announced the acquisition of Grange Mortgage and Protection Services. Grange is...
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COMMENT

Housing

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

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Technology

TwentyCi appoints Spencer Wyer as chief product officer

TwentyCi has appointed mortgage technology specialist Spencer Wyer as its new chief product officer. Wyer...
New build

Gen H cuts New Build Boost rates

Gen H has reduced rates across its mortgage range for the third time in...
Later Life

LiveMore launches 2+3-year fixed rate mortgage

LiveMore has launched a new 2+3-year fixed rate mortgage, for customers over forty. The product...
wellbeing

Mortgage industry mental health survey returns for fifth year

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its fifth annual Mental Health...

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