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27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Bridging loan books continued to grow to record levels in the second quarter of 2024, reaching nearly £8.4 billion, according to...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
A new study by David Wilson Homes reveals over half of Britons are unfamiliar with the stamp duty fee – and...
21 August 2024
From: Breaking News
A poll of surveyors shows strong support for the idea of pre-sale surveys. When asked whether the new Government should introduce mandatory...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents’ body Propertymark has issued a report called ‘A Dickensian Legal Process’ exploring why it takes long and longer to...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell slightly from 60,800 in April to 60,000 in May, says the Bank of England. Approvals for...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
HLPartnership, the UK’s largest privately owned mortgage and protection network, is hosting a webinar event today to help entrepreneurs decide whether...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage experts have criticised the Reform UK housing and tax policies as being superficially appealing but risking a return to the...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Research from independent mortgage monitor Moneyfactscompare suggests that building societies are working hard to support first-time buyers, for whom affordability has...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A new report reveals the latest trends in UK lending and borrowing, compiled by lending software company Lenvi. The most notable trends include...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property software business says its research shows that the housing market revival is driven by the premiums levied on new...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Recent economic data was reassuringly predictable. We learned that core inflation fell by fractionally more than expected while services inflation proved slightly...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Legal & General Mortgage Club has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving additional exposure to April’s long-term fixed-rate remortgage...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The beleaguered construction sector - a good early indicator of later sales activity - has seen a welcome boost in some...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Experts have lashed out at lenders who reprice products, sometimes with just a few hours’ notice. And many suggest that lenders are...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A Knight Frank survey of 50 house builders shows a staggering 70 per cent support for Labour to win the next...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two organisations have joined forces to create a new platform dedicated to providing holiday let mortgages. Holiday Cottage Handbook Financial Services claims...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
High end estate agency Savills has issued an update on prime markets in and around London and south east England. And it...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A new 10-point plan from the Home Builders Federation shows how policymakers could act fast to boost the supply of new,...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Brokers have criticised NatWest for allegedly offering a sub-5.0 per cent 60 per cent LTV five -year fixed mortgage rate direct...
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community is pledging “to drive positive change for a sustainable and thriving private rented sector.” Set...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
PMS Mortgage Club, in partnership with compliance experts Bankhall, has rolled out a new support service to help mortgage and protection...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mortgage Brain platform is staging a 10-stop roadshow this autumn with the mission to, in its words, “educate and empower...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
SHW has announced that it has promoted two of its Directors to Partner level, taking its Partner total to 25. Gemma Quinn...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. The...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It was announced yesterday that companies regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) will not face any rise in application fees, licence fees...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A leading national broker firm has warned that a return to dual pricing could destroy the years of goodwill that have...
03 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Hertfordshire-based bridging lender TAB completed an impressive £34 million of loans back in August – up from £30 million in June...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Sector data analysis and insight by Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification checks provider, shows that UK estate agents are contributing...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
During the home buying process, specific information and documentation is required to ensure that the buyer is suitable. These checks are...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The FCA’s new consumer duty requirements are set to be published at the end of July for implementation in April 2023. While...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Although the property market is excelling, sustained levels of buyer demand have caused pertinent delays at the back end of the...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
As interest and mortgage rates rise, mortgage providers are becoming stricter when it comes to who they will and will not...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The four-day work week has been a subject contemplated by many companies across the nation and Evolution Money has recently announced...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
An expert mortgage provider has grown its London team with the appointment of a new compliance manager. largemortgageloans.com (LML), a provider of...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
While the number of members hit with expulsion has declined steadily each year since a peak in 2018, the most recent...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Over the weekend, Nat Daniels - CEO of Angels Media, the founder of the Today sites - penned this piece in...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Introducer Today returns with a bumper mortgage roundup, this time featuring the latest industry views on mortgage approvals, new and extended...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, WFW London real estate partner Richard Hughes and senior associate Alexander Collis explain in-depth about green sustainable loans....
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
New research from estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk has found out which street names have proved the most popular with homebuyers across...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
A new membership-based community has launched for marketing professionals in the mortgage sector. The Mortgage Marketing Forum promises to provide knowledge, support...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Ozgur Unlu, managing director of 360 Dotnet, addresses the key items and points for financial advice businesses to consider when adopting technology. What...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new flexible pricing methodology on the Classic lifetime mortgage product range. The new initiative...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned property agents are in serious danger of non-compliance with new regulations, unless they ditch documents...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lender, Pure Retirement has announced the launch of several key market insight resources that will help advisers to best serve...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Paymentshield is launching its first virtual conference of the year to help bring advisers together and create an opportunity for the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Research from an all-in-one property platform suggests homebuyers do not sufficiently understand the processes which can contribute to a fast and...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed that it will be open for live events in 2021. The first event will return to...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Following the success of its first Virtual National Training Event in November 2020, The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has announced...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a member endorsement mark as part of a brand refresh that reflects the...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Adviser-facing resources have been released in recognition of the equity market predicted to pick up in 2021. Pure Retirement has put together a...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Zahid Bilgrami has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Mortgage Brain. Bilgrami joins the company after 11 years as chief...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Advise Wise has unveiled a brand-new live webinar series in collaboration with the Equity Release Council. The initiative – Good Practice Checklist...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Suros Capital has officially been launched to provide short-term lending facilities specifically aimed at people secured against luxury assets including jewellery,...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The Right Mortgage and Protection Network will hold its first virtual National Training Event (NTE) on November 26 2020. This year, the...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....
30 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...
30 October 2020
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
Knowledge Bank is partnering with the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) to offer its criteria search system to FIBA’s members. The...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The Society of Mortgage Professionals has urged brokers concerned that a customer is attempting to commit mortgage application fraud to under...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Newly-launched brokerage Lloyd Wells Mortgages is aiming to make the homebuying process hassle-free for first-time buyers, buy-to-let investors and remortgagers. The Bristol-based...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
The increase in portfolio and complex buy-to-let business seen over the past two years is set to continue in 2020, according...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Paymentshield has launched a new interactive video to tackle some of the obstacles that can put off advisers from talking about...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Pepper Money has finalised the terms to acquire 100% of the second charge lender, Optimum Credit Ltd. The purchase will see Pepper...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Nearly two out of five (38%) landlords will use limited companies to buy properties over the next year compared to 28%...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords have increasingly been switching to five-year fixed rate products over the past two years, new data from Commercial Trust Limited...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Specialist mortgage marketplace lender Landbay has lent a total of £100 million to buy-to-let landlords since its 2014 launch. Recent regulatory changes...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Shawbrook Commercial has strengthened its lending team with the recruitment of Anthony Harrison as the lending manager of commercial property. With nearly...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
TMA Club has unveiled an online platform containing useful guides, infographics and FAQs regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The borrowing limits on Foundation Home Loans’ buy to let range has increased from £2 million to £3 million. There is no...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Nearly seven in ten (69%) mortgage brokers saw an increasing demand for 35-year mortgages, according to the latest research from the...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Paragon has made its buy-to-let mortgage products more accessible for intermediaries following the merging of the Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages...
12 October 2017
From: Breaking News
After a successful seminar program last year, Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced another buy-to-let (BTL) seminar program in partnership with...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its buy-to-let (BTL) matrix so it now includes lenders that have recently updated their...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Digital mortgage lender Landbay has totalled £6.31 million lent across 31 mortgage products, leading to a record month of buy-to-let (BTL)...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
The imminent Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes grant brokers and advisors more opportunity to provide guidance for buy-to-let landlords who are struggling...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News
The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for both Kensington and New Street Mortgages. The changes come...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News
TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) has announced a two-year fixed rate of 2.49%, which will be available to appointed representatives of the...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Half of BTL brokers still unware of upcoming PRA changes Just over half (54%) of brokers believe that they fully understand what...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News
New data from mortgage lender, Vida Homeloans, found more first-time buyers are seeking lenders for deals that cater to their needs...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being urged to remortgage in order to prepare for the reformed buy-to-let lending criteria due to be introduced in...
31 August 2017
From: Breaking News
President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement earlier this year doesn’t seem to have put a dent in a basic architectural...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
OneSavings Bank (OSB) has announced its new lending criteria for portfolio landlords to help brokers prepare for the PRA Phase 2...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News
TMA has launched a website to support advisers ahead of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes coming into action on September...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Castle Trust Capital has announced the implementation of its PRA Phase 2 changes, which require a specialist approach to underwriting for...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Research from Mortgage Advice Bureau Swindon has found that it is cheaper for Swindon tenants to purchase a new property than...
09 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Roma Finance, the Manchester-based bridging lender, has announced its most successful half year to 30 June 2017. Four of the six months...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
L&G Mortgage Club will be hosting another live conference in London this autumn following the success of last year’s event. Attendees will...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Over three quarters (76%) of advisers recommend taking out private surveys when purchasing or remortgaging a property, according to TMA Mortgage...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Accord Buy to Let has announced details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, set to come into effect on 30...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its ‘Buy to Let Matrix’ to include lending criteria on buy-to-let portfolios ahead of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The commercial and private client practice, JPC Law, has now joined the ranks as an associate member of the Association of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...