Overseas

Rise in expat property activity in the UK

Connect Overseas is seeing growth in enquiries from brokers who have expatriate clients looking...

Bumper month at Conti for broker registrations

Conti saw a record number of mortgage intermediaries signing up for overseas mortgages last...

Connect Overseas unveils broker support package

Connect Overseas has added a full package of support in order that any intermediary...

New regs for estate agents involved in overseas property

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned that estate agents assisting with buying...

Connect Overseas system at Trigold seminar

Connect Overseas will be demonstrating its foreign mortgages sourcing system at the Trigold Birmingham roadshow...

France remains Brits’ favoured overseas property territory

France remains the leading choice for Brits buying property abroad, according to the latest...

Connect’s sourcing tool gets thumbs-up

Connect Overseas' foreign mortgage sourcing system, launched in July, has received positive endorsement from...

Spain to review Coastal Law implications for property owners

Spain says it intends to improve legal certainty for property owners along the Spanish...

Connect Overseas launches sourcing system

Connect Overseas has unveiled a white label, foreign mortgage sourcing system for brokers. The international...

Brits’ interest in Spanish property back on the rise

Conti, the overseas mortgage specialist, has seen a 33% increase in Spanish mortgage enquiries...

Equity Release Council in Commons launch

The Equity Release Council has begun its public affairs engagement programme with yesterday's House...

Interest in Portugal hotting up

The gloom hanging over Portugal’s economy doesn’t seem to have deterred British buyers, who...

Overseas bargains to be had

Connect Overseas is advising introducing brokers and their clients to look seriously at property...

Sharp rise in enquiries for US property

Connect Overseas has reported an increase in enquiries from intermediaries with UK and international...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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