News

Scottish property market continues to thrive

Across Scotland rents increased or remained stable in every single region between October and...

Southern Rail disruption hitting rental market

Disruption caused by the Southern Rail strikes could be damaging the desirability of areas...

Coventry for Intermediaries offers new offset deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled new offset mortgages and reduced rates on selected buy-to-let products. Deals...

New non-exec director for Direct Life

Mark Myers, British Friendly’s outgoing CEO, has joined Direct Life as a non-exec director....

Castle Trust relaunches mortgage offering

Castle Trust has relaunched its mortgage proposition, complete with a new website and telephone...

Roma Finance unveils special 0.75% bridging deal

Roma Finance has announced a special time-bound offer on residential investment first charge bridging...

BFS helps firm following MBO

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has provided a £6m funding line to Emprise Services Plc,...

InterBay offers title insurance for Developer Exit deal

InterBay Commercial has revealed that title insurance is now available for its Developer Exit product...

New BTL and HTB deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates on selected buy-to-let and Help to Buy products. The...

Independent Growth Finance appoints CFO

SME commercial finance provider Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has appointed Nick Price as its...

Homemover numbers fell in 2016

There has been a fall in the number of people moving home for the first...

New specialist distributor panel for SimplyBiz Mortgages

After a tender process, SimplyBiz Mortgages (SBM) has unveiled its new specialist and complex lending...

Moore Blatch appoints head of business development & marketing

Law firm Moore Blatch has appointed former Santander business development director Mark Aston as...

Cirencester Friendly reveals 2016 claims figures

Cirencester Friendly paid 94.7% of claims in 2016, an increase on 2015's figure of 94%.  The individual...

COMMENT

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...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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