News

Brightstar joins industry promotion platform

Brightstar Financial has joined the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA).   The specialist distributor covers all areas...

Dudley BS unveils ‘stamp duty offset’ mortgage

The Dudley Building Society has launched a mortgage aimed at purchasers who are unlikely...

Hope Capital joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Hope Capital has become the latest member of the Mortgage Market Alliance, the platform...

The Exeter sees record HealthWise services usage

The Exeter has reported that usage of its HealthWise services more than double in...

UTB makes asset finance credit appointment

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Oliver Hobday as an underwriter in its asset...

Bluestone posts maiden profit

Bluestone Mortgages has reported its first ever profit after tax of £2.85m for the...

Zephyr reduces initial buy-to-let rates

Zephyr Homeloans has cut initial rates and introduced a 1% product fee option across...

Large rise in stamp duty transactions

The impending stamp duty holiday deadline has led to a sharp rise in transactions,...

Advisers positive about future despite Q4 volume fall

There was a fall in the final quarter of 2020 in the average number...

2020 ended with five-year high for tenant demand

Paragon Bank has revealed that tenant demand hit a five-year high during the final quarter of...

Metro Bank cuts 90% LTV five-year rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates on its 90% LTV five-year fixed rate mortgages. For customers...

New rate cuts and exclusives from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage product range. It is unveiling new...

Towergate launches open-access GP Hero

Towergate Health & Protection has introduced a new online GP service. GP Hero enables employees...

Royal London introduces new protection menu tool

Royal London has unveiled a protection tool which helps provide menu protection plans for...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

PROFILES