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Although the property market is excelling, sustained levels of buyer demand have caused pertinent delays at the back end of the...

As a first-time buyer looking for your first home can be quite a daunting prospect, especially when it comes to figuring...

It’s no secret that rogue tenants lead to significant financial losses, and is felt in bulk by the landlord, yet research...

The pandemic property market boom and resulting market backlog continue to impact the property transaction timeline, with the average time to...

Research carried out by Total Landlord Insurance shows that landlords all across the country are yet to reach a general consensus...

There has recently been an increase in the number of buyers opting for chain-free properties, which research from property purchasing specialist,...

Property maintenance remains a vital part of the rental sector as providing legal homes that are comfortable for tenants to live...

While the number of members hit with expulsion has declined steadily each year since a peak in 2018, the most recent...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Stipendum, the platform that aims to simplify life’s complex events, has released a number of top tips to help the nation’s...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, has discovered that the vast majority of UK homebuyers want to see the practice of gazumping made...

The 'National Home Buying Week: Live in London' show is set to return to London on Saturday March 19. The event, formerly...

A study by Barrows and Forrester has uncovered how much UK homebuyers could save by buying a property at auction, as...

Retirement non-profit company Cognatum Estates provides advice for those who are considering selling and buying in later life. It is unquestionably a difficult...

This week’s mortgage roundup is a range of reduced rates and new products across the mortgage market, with Furness Building Society’s...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

In the first mortgage roundup of 2022, Introducer Today takes a look at the latest mortgage news, from Landay’s bolstered Green...

A webinar poll conducted by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has highlighted that four out of five consumers still confuse a mortgage...

The mortgage roundup column returns to bring you the latest news on mortgage products coming to the market, featuring Furness Building...

Data from Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool found that searches for furlough friendly mortgage criteria continued to fall month...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a ‘new weapon’ in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

Legal & General has announced the return of its Virtual Summer Conference which takes place today and tomorrow (July 6-7 2021). The...

The Nottingham has introduced a new larger lending mortgage aimed at those looking to borrow over £350,000. Priced at 1.85%, the two-year...

As the first stage of the stamp duty holiday (SDLT) draws to a near close on June 30 2021, many homebuyers...

The latest mortgage search activity data from Legal & General Mortgage Club (L&G) shows signs that the market is beginning to...

Legal & General (L&G) has announced that it will provide its digital mortgage sourcing technology to intermediary business, My Simple Mortgage. L&G...

Pure Retirement has announced the launch of its new flexible pricing methodology on the Classic lifetime mortgage product range. The new initiative...

Activity in the housing market continued to increase in March, with Legal & General seeing a record number of searches after...

The Equity Release Council (the Council) has launched a new Legal Forum to champion the unique role of legal advice in...

LiveMore has announced a reduction of its standard fixed rates from five-year up to lifetime. Launched last week, the seven, 10 and...

Legal & General has integrated with mortgage and protection network HLPartnership to simplify access for advisers using the SmartrCriteria and SmartrFit...

Regulatory technology firm TruNarrative has expanded its product line-up with Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) solution TruPortal. Established in...

Specialist lender Together has added its bridging products to Legal & General’s digital criteria service, designed to improve the process of...

The Nottingham has rolled out a new five-year fixed product as an option for people looking to remortgage in light of...

West One has launched an initiative to support the Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) via its second charge mortgage range. The...

Over 500 attendees tuned in to The Right Mortgage and Protection Network’s inaugural Virtual National Training Event. The event, which normally hosts...

iPipeline, a provider of digital solutions and services, has announced Cirencester Friendly has adopted its AlphaTrust e-sign and document process automation...

Mortgages have not typically been viewed as a high-risk service when it comes to money laundering, but as the practice becomes...

Equity release advisory firm Key has strengthened its estate planning team with the hire of Andrew Parkinson as head of sales...

Legal & General has acquired a 20% stake in the Australian lifetime mortgage business, Household Capital, through its ‘Retail Retirement’ division...

Advise Wise Mortgage Club has launched a specialist solicitor panel for its members to refer to regarding their case completion. The firm...

Later life lending specialist Advise Wise has announced the launch of its mortgage club to complement its services for the later...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has partnered with Legal & General and Uinsure to launch B&C InstantQuote to its national network of...

Conveyancing technology provider ULS Technology has announced the arrival of DigitalMove Remortgage for mortgage brokers. This new functionality aims to help brokers...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Zephyr Homeloans to its lender panel to enable authorised advisers to access its buy-to-let...

Mortgage and protection network HLPartnership has announced new dates and venues in September for later life lending seminars. Following its successful spring...

Intermediaries can now access a discount for term retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage from Hinckley & Rugby. The building society is offering its...

Over a third of people who purchased their mortgage direct from a lender have no protection policy in place, the latest...

The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) is currently spending an average of £6,000 more than in 2018 to help loved...

Thousands of borrowers could be missing out on a better mortgage deal by not speaking to an adviser, research from Legal...

Independent equity release advisor Key has announced the expansion of its corporate business development team in response to growing industry demand. More...

Bridging loan interest rates fell to the lowest level in Q1 2019, according to the latest data from Bridging Trends. It found...

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgage exclusively through Legal & General Mortgage Club. Members of...

Asset management specialist Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has joined forces with fact-finding experts Excel and UK law firm TLT to create an...

Newbury Building Society has launched its first retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgage to support borrowers in their later life. Applicants must be a...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now seeking financial advice and guidance, according to new research from Key. The independent equity...

Legal & General Home Finance has announced a new 5-year partnership agreement with Virgin Money. The alliance will see the retirement lender...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has welcomed Hinckley & Rugby Building Society to its panel. Hinckley & Rugby’s range of mortgage products...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the addition of nine new lenders to the Mortgage Club panel. Chorley Building Society, Newbury...

Failure to seek expert advice is leaving buy-to-let landlords at risk of high tax bills that could have been avoidable, according...

Some 81% of UK homeowners who purchased a home in the last year would consider a mortgage broker if they were...

Accord Mortgages has launched five competitive remortgage options for borrowers with a 25%, 20% or 10% deposit. The new remortgage range from...

Masthaven has launched its second charge mortgage range with competitive rates available via Legal & General Mortgage Club. With this partnership, Masthaven...

Together has joined forces with Paradigm Mortgage Services to extend its specialist finance offering to members of the mortgage club. Paradigm provides...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced its 2018 calendar of events.  The half-day events, which take place across the UK, will...

Accord Mortgages has announced the appointment of Jeremy Duncombe as its director of intermediary distribution. Having over 20 years’ experience in the...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has added two Shawbrook Bank products to its lending panel.   The products cater for second charge and...

Together has announced partnerships with mortgage club SimplyBiz Mortgages and broker network Personal Touch. SimplyBiz Mortgages – which was founded in 2002...

LSL Group has announced two exclusive five-year fixed rate products with Leeds Building Society. The buy-to-let products – with rates of 2.94%...

Nationwide is the latest building society to join the Equity Release Council (The Council) following its introduction to the lifetime mortgage...

Over half (55%) of UK consumers are unaware that a mortgage broker could offer more product options than a bank or...

Nearly five out of 10 brokers (49%) see ‘robo-advice’ and technology as the biggest threat to their business, according to research...

Craig Brown has been appointed as the new director of Legal & General’s Intermediary division, set to lead its distribution in...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its buy-to-let (BTL) matrix so it now includes lenders that have recently updated their...

Free legal assistance is still a popular option among the majority of borrowers remortgaging with Accord Mortgages. Figures from the lender show...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has joined Darlington Building Society to introduce exclusive discount mortgages, aimed at first-time buyers, homeowners or...

Skipton Building Society is aiming to reduce the rates on its interest only mortgage range. The residential interest only range provides 60%,...

Accord Mortgages has revealed competitive remortgage options with a £495 fee and the benefit of additional features. The new products from the...

Legal & General Home Finance has become the biggest provider of lifetime mortgages in the first half of this year (H1). The...

Legal & General has announced its development of Inspired Villages Group, an operator of later living accommodation which formed out of...

L&G Mortgage Club will be hosting another live conference in London this autumn following the success of last year’s event. Attendees will...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has updated its ‘Buy to Let Matrix’ to include lending criteria on buy-to-let portfolios ahead of...

Accord Buy to Let has bolstered its range of fixed rate mortgages for landlords with deposits of 25% or more. The lender,...

The commercial and private client practice, JPC Law, has now joined the ranks as an associate member of the Association of...

Accord Mortgages has confirmed that it will continue to provide free legal assistance or cashback up to £500 to both residential...

The so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will lend 23% more funds in 2017, putting it on a par with the...

Mike Thompson has been appointed to the role of Legal & General’s Operations Director for its lifetime mortgage business. Before joining Legal...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the names of a selection of industry experts who will be speaking at its...

Two competitive fixed-rate mortgages with no upfront fees and added features have been launched by Accord Mortgages. The move has been...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an exclusive deal with Leeds Building Society to help expand its shared ownership and...

An announcement has been made by Legal & General Mortgage Club about the extension of its partnership with Ipswich Building Society.  To...

Two new five year fixed-rate buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness for Intermediaries, strengthening the firm's product range and its...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it is expanding its roadshow this year from 10 to 12 regional...

A 1.68% 3 year fixed rate online exclusive has been launched by Furness Building Society. The 80% LTV Product, with a £995...

Pepper Homeloans has announced the launch of a range of five-year fixed rate products for borrowers with blots on their credit...

Two competitive variable rate products for 90% loans have been launched by Furness Building Society. Suitable for first-time buyers as well as...

New research carried out by Legal & General has revealed that brokers in Scotland are more confident about the future of...

The majority of brokers surveyed by Legal & General say they either currently recommend or would recommend later life lending or...

Santander and Legal & General have announced a new five year agreement to offer lifetime mortgages to Santander customers. The arrangement aims...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...

Two new consumer buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness Building Society. This follows an announcement by the firm that it...

Rates for borrowers looking to secure a longer-term deal have been slashed by Accord Mortgages, with a 0.15% reduction on selected...

This month the Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the winners of its annual awards. The awards – which recognise excellence...

Fraudsters attacking the conveyancing sector, successfully stealing large sums of money from homebuyers, are making national headlines at a depressing rate....

More than eight out of 10 of brokers plan to include second charges in their advice process this year. A new survey...

Residential property transactions plunged by almost half in April in the wake of a bumper March. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 45.2% last...

Tesco Bank has announced plans to increase the number of intermediaries offering its mortgages. Customers can now access Tesco’s range of mortgages...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has partnered with technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide brokers with a second charge sourcing solution. This follows...

Almost three out of 10 property purchases have fallen through in the past five years, largely due to conveyancers holding up...

Halifax bank is offering a £750 incentive to mortgage borrowers who move their loan from a rival lender. The deal was...

UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...

Lloyds Bank has unveiled a new “hassle-free” mortgage designed to make moving easier and cover the upfront costs. The deal includes free...

The Legal & General Mortgage Club delivered a record month in March with completions up 33% year-on-year. Total lending of £4.7bn was...

Post Office Money has launched a number of mortgage deals and reduced rates on many existing deals. It says the new deals...

Accord Mortgages has launched a new fee-free mortgage for borrowers with a 35% deposit, with added incentives. The intermediary-only lender, part of...

Tesco is to make its mortgages available through brokers via a tie-up with Legal & General. The new service called Tesco Mortgage Intermediaries...

Buy-to-let landlords have announced a new summit as part of their crowdfunding campaign to abolish the Chancellor George Osborne's tax grab. The...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has held interest rates again with a unanimous 9-0 vote yesterday and experts say there is...

New Street Mortgages has issued a mortgage offer within five business days for the first time. The lender said it is delivering...

Chelsea Building Society has launched a competitive new fee-free offset range aimed at borrowers who want to reduce the upfront costs...

New Street Mortgages has announced a new distribution partnership with Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). Under the agreement, all of MAB’s members now...

New Street Mortgages has announced a new buy-to-let distribution partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club. The tie-up will initially be via...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the launch of its Later Life Lending Hub. The new tool helps its members offer...

Newcastle Intermediaries has extended distribution of its buy-to-let mortgage range through its partner Legal & General Mortgage Club.  The range was previously...

London is likely to remain attractive to overseas buyers regardless of the result of the Brexit referendum. Property buying agency Black Brick...

Halifax has unveiled a new £250 cashback deal for customers looking to remortgage direct with the bank. It has also reduced product...

Almost one in three "millennials" still with live with their families and almost one in 10 say they will never own a...

Accord Buy to Let has cut the rates on its range of three and five-year fixed rate mortgages by up to...

Accord Mortgages and Leeds Building Society have launched new five-year fixed-rate mortgages with added incentives. Intermediary-only lender Accord’s deals are aimed at borrowers...

Legal & General has launched a lifetime mortgage charging a market leading 4.99% APR on larger loans. Its Premier Flexible deal is a...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has posted 15% sales growth to make 2015 another record year. It pinned its £46 billion of sales...

The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates by 9-0 yesterday which means they will stay at 0.5% for a full seven...

More than 700 buy-to-let landlords are set to challenge the government's "Alice in Wonderland tax grab" in court. The legal campaign to fight...

Buy-to-let property insurance specialists Rentguard has launched a new insurance partnership with Legal & General. This allows Rentguard to increase its range...

This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...

Lloyds Bank has extended its existing £500 remortgage cashback offer to include its first-time buyer and homemover range. Customers choosing a qualifying...

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages with cashback for existing borrowers. Existing borrowers wanting to add to...

Mortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix their mortgage repayments in the wake of the US Federal Reserve decision to increase...

The mortgage market is enjoying a buoyant end to 2015 as two new sets of figures published yesterday show continuing strong...

Nationwide Building Society is removing all standard valuation fees from its mortgage range. Customers will now be able to select any mortgage...

Members of Legal & General’s Mortgage Club now have direct access to Kent Reliance’s mortgage range. Kent Reliance, the specialist intermediary lender...

Accord Buy to Let is cutting the rates across its 75% LTV range by up to 0.35%. It is also offering a...

Ipswich Building Society has reviewed its mortgage range and is introducing six new deals with immediate effect. It aims to continue its...

Legal & General Mortgage Club has joined Pepper Homeloans’ growing network of UK distributors. Legal & General, the largest mortgage distributor in...

Barclays is launching fee-free mortgages with up to £1,000 in cash back from today. Its new purchase-only products are available on LTVs from 60% to...

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across its two and five-year fixed term residential mortgage range from today. The society's new fixed-rate...

The buy-to-let mortgage market is on course for a busy end to a successful year as lenders jostle to bring more...

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched what it claims is a unique “no fees and no hassle” mortgage covering all set-up fees including legal...

The annual cost of home ownership is now £15,300 and is expected to rise sharply in future, according to new research...

Confidence among buy-to-let landlords remains high despite the threat of new taxes and tough regulatory changes. The latest survey from Paragon Mortgages shows...

More lenders are announced cut-price mortgage deals just days after predictions that the market was heading for a new price war. Tesco...

Landlords have been warned of a sharp rise in sub-letting scams as sky-high demand for property gives unscrupulous tenants the opportunity to...

Property letting is becoming a "legal minefield" as new legislation tips the balance of power against landlords, lenders have warned. New legislation has come...

Metro Bank has launched a brand new portal designed to help intermediaries switch their customers’ mortgage deals online. The portal has been...

Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank are the latest lenders to join in the recent bout of mortgage rate cutting. This follows a flurry...

Brokers and industry specialists have leapt to the defence of equity release following a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) report suggesting the...

One in five landlords say they will be forced out of business in the next two years by Chancellor George Osborne's...

Five-year fixed rates are the latest mortgage battleground with HSBC and Leeds Building Society both launching market-leading rates. This shows that lenders...

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of fee-free fixed rate mortgages aimed at cutting the cost of buying or remortgaging. Landlords can...

The Bank of Scotland attracted more complaints than any other mortgage lender in the first half of the year, just as...

Residential property transactions fell by 4% between June and July, according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. July's seasonally-adjusted figures...

Accord Buy to Let is helping landlords manage the upfront costs of buying or remortgaging by extending its range of £195...

Legal & General Conveyancing Services has launched following a successful six-month pilot in association with myhomemove. The new service will be exclusive...

HSBC is launching a fresh assault on into the broker market by making its mortgage range available through London & Country Mortgages from next...

The Treasury has recently proposed that a new type of Isa will be launched that’s dedicated solely to peer-to-peer funding. This is...

Lender Virgin Money has announced improvements to its range of residential mortgages, along with the temporary removal of its £99 application...

Brokers remain confident that house prices will continue to rise this year despite new figures showing a fall of 0.2% in June. The surprise price...

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the launch of two new Marsden Building Society buy-to-let products, available exclusively to its members. These are...

Legal & General has announced ambitious plans to become a leading provider of lifetime mortgages. The insurer has launched its own-branded Lifetime...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the resignation...

The property market shrugged off pre-election jitters to jump 1% in April, according to Nationwide. Experts say the housing market is now "a...

Nationwide is making a series of rate reductions across its mortgage range from today with fixed rates cut by up to...