Mortgage
Ball takes up CEO role at Foundation Home Loans
Pete Ball has been appointed chief executive of Foundation Home Loans, succeeding Hans Geberbauer, who will retire from the firm....
Blog: 2024 – a year of change or status quo?
As we end 2023, I think I’m safe in saying that for many involved in the UK property market whether...
Metro Bank scraps £3bn mortgage portfolio sale
Metro Bank has scrapped its £3bn mortgage portfolio sale, citing market conditions. “The board has carefully considered a potential sale...
Landlords express concern over Renters Reform impact
As the Renters Reform Bill looms, over half of landlords (52.2%) are concerned about the impact the forthcoming legislative changes...
Planning permissions slump 19% in Q3: Home Builders Federation
New home planning permissions approved in the third quarter of the year fell by a record 19% to just under...
Black & White Bridging joins ASTL as member
Black & White Bridging has become the latest member to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL). Established in Bath...
Equity Release Council confirms Burrowes as chair
The Equity Release Council has confirmed David Burrowes as its chair and made another board appointment to the industry body,...
Hodge boosts product transfer proc fees to 30bps
Hodge has lifted its product transfer procuration fees for brokers to 30 basis points from 25bps. The specialist bank’s business...
TSB intros 3-year new buyer deals at 95 LTV, cuts rates by up to 35bps
TSB has introduced three-year first-time buyer 90% loan to value to 95% LTV fixed-rate products — and has cut selected...
Weak housing activity this year leads to ‘subdued’ 2024: Nationwide
Tepid housing activity this year will stumble into a “subdued market” in 2024, despite signs that cost-of-living pressures are easing,...
Hinckley and Rugby’s Thornley Yates to leave lender
Hinckley and Rugby Building Society director of mortgage proposition and distribution Carolyn Thornley Yates is stepping down from her position...
Tech Watch: Finding quality that lasts
Oscar Wilde wrote that a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing — but, of course,...
