Mortgage
Criteria searches reveal tighter budgets: Knowledge Bank
Knowledge Bank’s monthly criteria index revealed a host of changes in broker’s top five criteria searches, pointing to tighter household...
Renters Reform Bill to be published next week: Gove
The government’s long-awaited Renters Reform Bill will be published next week, housing secretary Michael Gove confirmed. The legislation will “change...
MBA: Nicola McKenzie, private client services manager, Dunham McCarthy
It is becoming increasingly important for mortgage brokers to embrace protection. Not because the market is depressed and protection represents...
Repairs jump 12%, but building slump ‘concerning’: FMB
Building repair work jumped 12% in the first three months of the year, data from the Federation of Master Builders...
PMS Mortgage Club adds Cirencester Friendly to panel
PMS Mortgage Club, has enhanced its protection offering by adding Cirencester Friendly as one of its partner firms. Members will...
FCA boosts whistleblowing rules
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out how it plans to improve the confidence of whistleblowers hand over information to...
Strong rise in mortgage approvals in March: BoE
The number of mortgages for house purchase rose strongly in March, hitting 52,000 according to the latest Bank of England...
Hometrack launches database for property professionals
Hometrack has launched a new database, which it says lists the latest information on asking prices, rental yields, sales agreed...
Coutts makes mortgage range available to brokers
High net worth bank Coutts is making its mortgages range available to brokers and intermediaries. The bank — which is...
VAS Panel launches new service for £5m-plus valuations
VAS Panel has launched a service that provides an additional audit overview of valuations for properties believed to be worth...
New home registrations tumble 40% in Q1: NHBC
The number of new homes registered to be built tumbled 40% to 27,673 in the first three months of the...
Black & White appoints Tyler as director of intermediaries
Black & White has hired Adam Tyler as director of intermediaries to lead the specialist lender’s new business development. Industry...