SPECIALIST LENDERS Products Glenhawk cuts valuation and legal fees on unreg rangeBy David Burrows Glenhawk, the UK short-term lender, is offering reduced legal and valuation fees.…
BUY TO LET LENDERS Mortgages Products OSB Group new lending falls 19% to £4.7bn By Roger Baird OSB Group posted new lending down 19% to £4.7bn in 2023 compared…
Mortgages LENDERS Mortgages Products RESIDENTIAL Metro Bank increases max LTV amountsBy David Burrows Metro Bank has enhanced its maximum loan sizes for residential properties. The…
Brokers LENDERS Products RESIDENTIAL Halifax lifts fixes by up to 32bps in second rate rise in a week By Roger Baird Halifax will lift selected residential product transfer, remortgage and other offers for…
Mortgages Brokers Mortgages Products Comment: It’s not time to party just yetBy Kevin Roberts The start of 2024 has brought about an air of positivity in…
SPECIALIST LENDERS Products RESIDENTIAL KSEYE promotes Thorne to BDM roleBy David Burrows KSEYE has promoted Nathan Thorne to the role of business development manager…
LENDERS LENDERS Lending strategy Mortgages Products Re-mortgaging RESIDENTIAL Halifax lowers maximum working age on selected productsBy Emma Simon Halifax Intermediaries has lowered the maximum working age from 75 to 70…
LENDERS LENDERS Mortgages Products RESIDENTIAL Metro Bank lifts mortgage book, plans to boost specialist lending By Roger Baird Metro Bank saw its retail mortgage lending rise 2% to £7.8bn compared…
SPECIALIST BUY TO LET LENDERS Mortgages Products RESIDENTIAL Pepper Money and Coventry reprice product rangesBy David Burrows Pepper Money has repriced its product range in response to rising SWAP…
Products LENDERS Mortgages Products RESIDENTIAL Broker searches slump almost 20% in a week: Twenty7tecBy Roger Baird Broker searches slumped almost a fifth over the last week as lenders…
Equity Release Brokers Equity Release Products SPECIALIST L&G Home Finance extends tailored pricing to lifetime productsBy Roger Baird Legal & General Home Finance has extended individual pricing to its recently…
Products Brokers LENDERS Mortgages Products Mortgage product shelf-life’s tumble to 15 days: MoneyfactsBy Roger Baird The average shelf-life of a mortgage product tumbled to a six-month low…
LENDERS LENDERS Products The Marsden ups lending limits; The Mansfield cuts credit repair ratesBy Rebekah Commane Marsden Building Society has increased lending limits to up to five times…
Equity Release Advisers Equity Release LENDERS Products MoneySuperMarket ties up with Equity Release GroupBy Roger Baird MoneySuperMarket has struck a price comparison partnership with the later life business…
Products Brokers LENDERS Products RESIDENTIAL Halifax lifts rates by up to 20bps, Bucks BS launches large loan offer By Roger Baird Halifax will lift a selected range of two- and five-year residential house…
Products BUY TO LET LENDERS Products RESIDENTIAL Santander, Co-op, NatWest and Principality boost rates, launch products By Becky Bellamy Santander, the Co-operative Bank and NatWest have all announced changes, which will…
REGULATION Brokers Legislation LENDERS Mortgages Products Paradigm launches Consumer Duty e-book and videoBy David Burrows Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services specialist has launched its latest…
1 LENDERS Brokers LENDERS Mortgages Products NatWest pledges 24 hours’ notice on rate changes By Roger Baird NatWest has pledged to give brokers 24 hours’ notice on mortgage rate…
Equity Release Brokers Equity Release LENDERS Products Royal London will use acquisition to make equity release an ‘accessible option’By Roger Baird Royal London will use Responsible Group to boost its later life lending…
Second Charge Economy LENDERS Mortgages Products Year on year increase of 14% for second charge searchesBy David Burrows Searches for second charge mortgages increased by 14% year-on-year in 2023, according…
Products BUY TO LET LENDERS Products RESIDENTIAL TSB lifts landlord, product transfer rates by up to 20bps By Roger Baird TSB will raise selected fixed-rate offers across its landlord and product transfer…