News

Campaign to help struggling homeowners

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has welcomed the launch of a new national campaign...

Barclays hit by £2.45m fine

The FSA has fined Barclays Capital Securities and Barclays Bank £2.45m for failing to...

Only five new mortgages in August

The number of mortgage schemes available to intermediaries remained stable in August according to...

Link MD leaves to start own venture

John Mclean, managing director of Link Lending, is leaving the firm to set up...

John Cupis joins AMI board

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has appointed John Cupis, Sesame's managing director of mortgages...

Finance Nation adds bridging option

National secured loan brokerage Finance Nation has become a distributor of Link Lending's bridging...

Debtors need personal attention: TCF

Intermediary debt advice specialist, TCF Debt Solutions says customers want to talk to someone...

Private jet finance? Large loans launched by Mortgage Alliance

The Mortgage Alliance has linked with specialist broker largemortgageloans.com to launch TMA Large Loans....

New group director at Mortgage Centre IFA

&ltdiv class=&quotMsoNormal&quot&gtFahim Antoniades has been appointed as group director of Mortgage Centre IFA with...

The time is right for newbuild

&ltdiv class=&quotMsoNormal&quot&gtAutumn 2009 is set to be one of the best-ever times to buy...

Credit cards putting extra pressure on struggling families

EuroDebt has argued that increased credit card borrowing could be attributed to lack of...

Exact adds to senior management team

Malcolm Larmouth has joined the Exact Mortgage Experts as head of business development. He joins...

FSA publishes complaints handling data

There has been a 5.7% rise in the number of complaints against FSA regulated...

B2L demand and supply gulf widens

Moneysupermarket.com has warned of a widening gap between supply and demand for buy-to-let mortgages....

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...

Latest news

Landbay adds 11 tracker products and cuts rates by up to 15bps

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let tracker range with 11 new products and reduced rates...

Howden expands in North Wales with Wrexham office

Howden has opened its first commercial insurance office in Wrexham as the broker expands...

UK buyers reluctant to compromise despite affordability pressures

UK homebuyers remain committed to purchasing a property but are less willing than buyers...

Keystone trims buy-to-let fixed rates by up to 15bps

Keystone Property Finance has reduced pricing across a number of its buy-to-let mortgage ranges,...

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