Regulation

V Loans adopts MCD changes

V Loans has decided to implement Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) changes ahead of the deadline. The second...

Clever Lending prioritising pipeline in run up to MCD

Master broker Clever Lending has implemented its new processes for Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD)...

PMS and Sesame outlines Mortgage Extra Live schedule

PMS and Sesame are holding a series of seminars at 12 UK venues for clients...

Twenty7Tec systems now fully MCD compliant

Twenty7Tec Group has stated that it has completed the required developments to enable its...

TenetLime sees large interest in MCD events

TenetLime has revealed that its current schedule of Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) events in...

Buy-to-let in 2016 ‘all about location’

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has suggested that the challenge for landlords, following the introduction of...

80% rise in Tenet Masterclass attendance

Tenet has reported a doubling from two rounds in 2014 to four in 2015...

FCA urged to look at changes to affordability rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been urged by the Equity Release Council to...

Accidental landlords at risk from impending changes

55% of new buy-to-let mortgage applicants are unaware of the mortgage tax relief changes,...

BTL legal campaign has ‘reasonable chance of success’

The legal campaign against tax relief changes for buy-to-let landlords has progressed to the next...

£15.5m in fines imposed by FCA over integrity failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total...

A better tomorrow

2015 was a positive year for the mortgage market in many respects and was...

Regulators confirm senior HBOS manager probe

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have started investigations...

IRESS gears up for the MCD

IRESS has made changes to its technology solutions in advance of the introduction of...

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How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

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MPC narrowly votes to hold rates at 4% as calls for a cut grow louder

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has come within a whisker of...

UTB backs £16.5m Surrey developments by Rushmon Homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing £10.7m in acquisition and development finance to support...

Octopus Capital funds two new care homes

Octopus Capital has completed a £30 million forward funding agreement with Synergy Care Developments...

Hanley Economic names new chair as Nick Jordan steps down

Hanley Economic Building Society has confirmed that Ian Henley will become its new chair...

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