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The Buy to Let Business launches mortgage club
The Buy to Let Business has today launched the industry’s first buy-to-let mortgage club.
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Lib Dems moot 'pensions for mortgages' scheme
The Liberal Democrats are to propose a scheme whereby parents could use a portion of their pension savings to help their children get on the property ladder.
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CML intervenes after BBC mortgage fees probe
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said it is important for borrowers to know the difference between the types of mortgage fees after BBC Watchdog examined lenders “squeezing” homebuyers with large...
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Seven things you may not know about mortgage broker sales
ADVISED SALES A document published alongside the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) final rules on mortgage sellers may shed some light on why the regulator has made some of its changes.
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FSA outlaws non-advised mortgage sales
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed it is removing the non-advised sales process for mortgages, but has clarified its definition of 'regulated' advice following concerns from lenders.
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FSA: mortgage rules will return 'common sense' to market
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published final rules on mortgage selling, convinced they will "put common sense at the heart of the market" and prevent borrowers taking out unaffordable...
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The final MMR rules: condensed
MMR: CONDENSED They have been several years in the making, but today the Financial Services Authority (FSA) published its final rules for mortgage sellers following the Mortgage Market Review (MMR).
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MMR: right policy, wrong time
WRONG TIME Keith Green, from consultants Navigant, assesses the Financial Service Authority's (FSA's) final rules for mortgage sellers...
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Mortgage lender Accord cuts rates in ten-day sale
Accord Mortgages has launched a ten-day sale on six of its mortgage products.
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AMI expects bumper year for mortgage advisers
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) said it expects advisers' share of the mortgage market to increase markedly this year as a raft of changes boost their prospects.
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Brokers' five biggest bugbears
BUGBEARS It's Emma Mason's job, as business development manager at Blacks Connect, to visit mortgage intermediaries on a regular basis.
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CBI demands £1.25bn Budget boost to housing market
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the Chancellor to make house building and home finance the main plank of his upcoming Budget in order to boost confidence in the economy.
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House prices rise biggest in three years
House prices in England and Wales rose by 0.3% in March, the largest month-on-month increase since March 2010, figures suggest.
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Halifax to pay Stamp Duty bill for first-time buyers
Halifax's mortgage adviser arm, Halifax Intermediaries, is set to pay the full Stamp Duty bill for first time buyers purchasing homes worth up to £250,000.
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Thousands of interest-only mortgage borrowers face funding shortfall
Hundreds of thousands of interest-only mortgage borrowers whose deals mature before 2020 are likely to face a funding shortfall, according to estimates produced for the Financial Conduct Authority...
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Help to Buy could fuel house price bubble
Help to Buy could push first-time buyer house prices up 20% to more than £150,000 by the end of 2015, a financial consultancy has warned.
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Are you ready to become a landlord?
A guide for people considering a move into the buy-to-let market.
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Older first-time buyers locked out of Help to Buy
Housing minister Mark Prisk has acknowledged older first-time buyers may miss out on the government's Help to Buy scheme.
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Home sales data hints at full-blown recovery
The housing market revival witnessed in recent months may soon become a full-scale recovery, figures obtained by a property survey suggest.
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Lloyds returns to profit; eyes orphaned IFA clients
Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black after announcing a profit before tax of £2.1bn for the six months to the end of June - and said it is on course to target IFA clients orphaned by the Retail...
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