New build

MAB appoints new build BDM

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) New Homes has appointed Stan Collins as business development manager...

PMS and Sesame launch new build helpdesk

In a move designed to help advisers working in the new build sector, PMS...

Barclays unveils zero fee new build deals

Barclays is making changes across its residential, buy-to-let and Reward ranges. New products will launch...

PMS and Sesame seek to expand new build adviser support

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network are aiming to boost their support for advisers...

Why Help to Buy remains invaluable

The Help to Buy scheme continues to grab the headlines, mainly for the right...

Kensington Mortgages improves new build service proposition

Kensington Mortgages has revamped its service promise for all new build mortgage products across...

Accord Mortgages introduces revised new build proposition

Accord Mortgages is rolling out a new approach to new-build lending to all brokers. The...

Vida unveils new build and ‘speedy remortgage’ propositions

Vida Homeloans has made changes to its new build proposition, as well as introducing...

Kent Reliance revises new build proposition

Kent Reliance has made important changes to its mortgage criteria including reducing minimum loan...

3mc launches Help to Buy exclusives with Precise Mortgages

3mc has launched a range of exclusive Help to Buy products with Precise Mortgages. The...

Bank of Ireland UK extends new build to all brokers

Bank of Ireland UK is rolling out its new build proposition following a pilot. New...

The Hanley Economic extends 95% LTV new build offering

The Hanley Economic Building Society has extended the LTV on new build houses and...

Skipton extends new build mortgage offers

The Skipton Building Society is extending the term for new build mortgage offers. The mutual...

The Leeds improves new build service offering

The Leeds Building Society is improving its service for new build home buyers and...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...

Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...

Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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