Mortgage
News Analysis: Clampdown on conditional selling ‘is long overdue’
The suggestion that buying a house is one of the most stressful experiences in life is universally accepted. But brokers...
West One ties up with MAB for exclusive residential launch in Scotland
West One has selected Mortgage Advice Bureau’s Scottish adviser firms to exclusively launch its residential mortgages across the region. The...
L&G Mortgage Services hires co-head of strategic accounts, expands team
Legal & General Mortgage Services has hired Greg Cunnington as co-head of strategic accounts and boosted its distribution team. Cunnington...
Editor’s note: Hopes for a new spring in our step
Welcome to the first print issue of Mortgage Strategy for the ‘new’ year! As a child thinking ahead to life...
How landlords can meet the changing expectations of their tenants
While I was idly flicking through the TV channels recently, I came across an episode of the 1980s comedy The...
Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 05 Feb to 09 Feb
Catch up on this week’s top stories on Mortgage Strategy. From the MPC’s surprising stance on rate cuts to Aldermore’s...
NatWest and Halifax latest lenders to lift home loan prices
NatWest will raise fixed-rate prices across new business and existing customer product ranges by up to 15 basis points, while...
Fiba adds Paragon Bank to lender panel
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association has added Paragon Bank to its lender panel. Specialist lender Paragon lends to landlords...
Buyer demand strongest in 2 years: Rics
New buyer enquiries lifted to a balance of plus-7% last month, up from minus-3% in December, and is the strongest...
Homeowner and BTL arrears rise in Q4: UK Finance
UK Finance’s latest quarterly arrears and possessions data shows an increase in arrears for both homeowner and BTL mortgages, in...
Precise Mortgages pulls BTL range ahead of repricing
Precise Mortgages will pull its entire range of buy-to-let products this afternoon (8 February) and will reprice them in a...
Pepper Money adds navigation tool for brokers
Specialist lender Pepper Money has introduced a website tool to help brokers in finding a home for their complex mortgage...