Shared ownership

West One Loans improves residential and second charge product ranges

West One Loans has made key changes to its residential and second charge product...

Leeds BS cuts mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has introduced reductions to selected fixed rate products. Selected residential rates will...

Loughborough BS launches affordability calculators for brokers

Loughborough Building Society has introduced a series of intermediary-focused affordability calculators. The Society has teamed...

Suffolk BS unveils new 95% LTV shared ownership deal

Suffolk Building Society has launched a new shared ownership 95% LTV five-year fixed mortgage...

Shared ownership appeals to 50% of FTBs

New research has found that 50% of first-time buyers would consider or have considered...

Virgin Money unveils new 90% LTV products

Virgin Money is launching new products on Thursday 30 May. It is also increasing rates...

FTBs show widespread lack of shared ownership understanding

Only 35% of prospective first-time buyers can accurately define shared ownership, suggesting that many...

Reliance Bank joins Beneficial Network’s lender panel

Mortgage and protection network Beneficial has added Reliance Bank to its mortgage panel. Members...

West One Loans moves into Right to Buy and shared ownership

West One Loans has launched new Right to Buy and shared ownership products as...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries unveils residential deals amid wider refresh

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of OSB Group, has refreshed products across its residential,...

Shared ownership behind Just Mortgages’ new build enquiry boost

The new build division at national brokerage Just Mortgages has reported a strong start...

Hanley Economic BS updates shared ownership offering

Hanley Economic Building Society has revised its shared ownership product range through the introduction...

Leeds BS reduces rates on 27 mortgage products

Leeds Building Society has reduced interest rates on products across its mortgage range. Reductions of...

Penrith BS joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has announced the addition of Penrith Building Society to its lender panel. From...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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...

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PMS reports double-digit growth in mortgages and protection

PMS Mortgage Club says it is on course for its strongest performance in five...

Property firms urged to engage early with digital home-moving reforms

Property professionals have been urged to start testing digital home-moving processes now rather than...

DPMSG launches consumer guide to Smart Property Data

The Digital Property Market Steering Group has launched a consumer-focused video explaining how Smart...

Together joins Equity Release Council as later life market broadens

Together has become a member of the Equity Release Council as the specialist lender...

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