News

Property professionals want Budget boost for new build and FTBs

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has revealed that over a...

More2life introduces automatic redemptions service

More2life has announced the launch of a new automatic redemptions service, which will be...

The Co-operative Bank completes Platform customer migration

The Co-operative Bank has completed the migration of around 120,000 mortgage customers from Platform...

Key promotes Bibby to new role

Key Advice has revealed the promotion of Chris Bibby to a newly created role...

StrideUp bolsters sales team with appointment

StrideUp has added to its sales team with the recruitment of Rizwan Ali as...

TML unveils shared ownership proposition

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has launched its shared ownership proposition within its residential range. The...

Bevan Money appoints CEO

Bevan Money, the bank which focuses on the housing needs of public sector workers,...

Scottish Widows joins CIExpert’s insight zones

CIExpert has announced that Scottish Widows has become the ninth insurer to join its...

SmartSearch appoints new VP of technology

SmartSearch has promoted Andrew Booth to the position of vice president of technology, one...

HTB expands development finance team

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the expansion of its development finance team with...

LiveMore expands sales team with new appointments

LiveMore has made two new appointments to its sales team. Nicola Palmer joins LiveMore...

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance appoints portfolio and structuring director

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) has announced the appointment of Will Duxbury...

Buckinghamshire BS goes live with new mortgage portal

Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced the launch of its new online mortgage portal. The platform...

Hodge cuts holiday let rates and improves criteria

Hodge is making improvements to its holiday buy-to-let mortgage criteria. It is also reducing rates...

COMMENT

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

Latest news

Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

PROFILES