Mortgage
Land Registry set for 1 February strike
The Land Registry and Registers of Scotland are among 100,000 workers set to mount a one-day strike next month after...
Green Finance Institute hires Hunnisett to boost cleaner loans
The Green Finance Institute has hired Rachael Hunnisett as green mortgage campaign lead in its bid to boost UK’s the...
Airbnb urges lenders to accommodate property sharing
Airbnb has called on banks and building societies to update their “rigid” mortgage policies that prevent borrowers from sharing their...
November sees second charge business grow 14%: FLA
The value of new second charge business agreed in November 2022 came to £130m, says the Finance and Leasing Association...
Legal & General adds nine lenders to updated SmartrFit tool
Legal & General has updated its SmartrFit tool to add new residential and buy-to-let (BTL) affordability calculators from nine lenders....
Just under half of intermediary firms planning for growth: Paragon
Nearly one in four – 38% – of intermediary firms plan to expand, cites a new report from Paragon Bank....
Tandem Bank joins TMA Club’s lender panel
TMA Club has partnered with Tandem Bank as it continues to expand its panel for lenders. As part of the...
Landbay lowers rates on two-year fixes and reduces ICR
Landbay has announced it will reduce the rates on two-year fixed-rate mortgages. This marks the lender’s second interest rate reduction...
LiveMore partners with divorce firm Amicable
LiveMore has partnered with online divorce service Amicable to cater for “the emotional and financial stress” involved in ending a...
YBS Commercial Mortgages cuts corporate BTL rates by up to 0.91%
YBS Commercial Mortgage has cut rates up to 0.91% on its corporate buy-to-let (BTL) five-year fix, available to clients borrowing...
PRA letter to CEOs sets out long list of 2023 priorities
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority has written to chief executives of financial services companies setting out its “planned...
Al Rayan Bank hit with £4m fine from FCA over AML failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Al Rayan Bank £4,023,600 for failing to put in place adequate anti-money laundering...
