Mortgage
Halifax, NatWest and Saffron BS make rate changes – Mortgage Strategy
Halifax will lift selected fixed-rate residential products by up to 13 basis points and trim loans by up to 5bps...
FCA launches Consumer Duty review in bid to cut rules – Mortgage Strategy
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to streamline its rules and lean more heavily on its wide-ranging Consumer...
Perenna hires Mannakee as national account manager – Mortgage Strategy
Perenna has appointed Steve Mannakee as national account manager. Mannakee, who brings over three decades experience to the role, joins the...
Reed names England’s dozen new towns – Mortgage Strategy
The housing department will press ahead with the next steps to build 12 English new towns after a taskforce named...
Housebuilders need ‘skill, baby, skill,’ homes body to tell Labour – Mortgage Strategy
The housebuilding industry needs “skill, baby, skill,” if the country is to hit the government’s target of building 1.5 million...
Nationwide appoints Thompson as director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships – Mortgage Strategy
Nationwide has appointed Damian Thompson as its director of mortgage intermediaries and partnerships, effective 1 October. Thompson, who has led...
MAB lifts completions 17% to £14.2bn in H1 – Mortgage Strategy
Mortgage Advice Bureau said total mortgage completions lifted 17% to £14.2bn in the first six months of the year from...
FCA’s mortgage rule review promises sweeping changes – Mortgage Strategy
Responses to the Finacial Conduct Authority’s mortgage rule review close today, which promise to bring sweeping changes to the home...
Rosemount Financial Solutions adds Offa to lender panel – Mortgage Strategy
Rosemount Financial Solutions has added Islamic finance provider Offa to the mortgage and financial planning network’s lender panel. As...
The Tipton increases borrowing up to 6.5x income – Mortgage Strategy
The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has enhanced its borrowing up to six and a half times income. The Tipton...
Selina Finance boosts proc fee on second charge product – Mortgage Strategy
Selina Finance has updated its home equity line of credit product and boosted the procuration fee on the second charge...
Housing secretary Reed promises ‘blitz’ of new homes measures – Mortgage Strategy
New housing Secretary Steve Reed doubled down on his call on housebuilders to “build, baby, build,” promising movement on new...