Site Map for December 2020

Date
Title
25 Dec 2020
Merry Christmas from everyone at SFI
25 Dec 2020
Merry Christmas from Mortgage Introducer
24 Dec 2020
UK's highest credit scorers revealed
24 Dec 2020
Christmas is a time to get in touch
24 Dec 2020
Onboarding clients in a COVID world – who’s behind the mask?
23 Dec 2020
How are different countries treating mortgages for over 60s?
23 Dec 2020
Trussle partners with personal finance management app Emma
23 Dec 2020
Hope Capital joins Optimum ELITE panel
23 Dec 2020
The start of a lending shift?
23 Dec 2020
Tenant rent arrears decline but industry urged to remain cautious
23 Dec 2020
Over 65s earn £9,200 in a year from their homes
23 Dec 2020
Ipswich Building Society offers mortgage predictions for 2021
23 Dec 2020
High product transfer levels encourage Q3 remortgage market recovery
23 Dec 2020
Vernon Christmas appeal raises £6k for Together Trust
22 Dec 2020
Saffron for Intermediaries webinar to offer chance to speak to underwriter
22 Dec 2020
Tier 4 rules will "reignite calls for the Stamp Duty holiday to be extended"
22 Dec 2020
Start of the new year could mark a turning point for prices
22 Dec 2020
HMRC: November residential transactions up 19.3% on last year
22 Dec 2020
The value of specialists
22 Dec 2020
Lloyds Bank reveals the most expensive streets in 2020
22 Dec 2020
Foundation to accept Search Indemnity to help increase completions
22 Dec 2020
Over 800,000 renters in arrears due to COVID
21 Dec 2020
Hometrack acquires mortgage arm of EDM Group
21 Dec 2020
The Exeter further extends enhanced cash benefit for health insurance members
21 Dec 2020
Newbury Building Society launches online instant chat service
21 Dec 2020
Treading softly
21 Dec 2020
CIOT: government needs to give clarity on tax plans
21 Dec 2020
Permanent extension of stamp duty threshold could provide £139m per year tax boost
21 Dec 2020
Halifax warns of price falls in 2021
21 Dec 2020
Connect for Intermediaries joins the Society of Mortgage Professionals
21 Dec 2020
Natwest swoops for £3bn Metro Bank mortgage book
21 Dec 2020
Gov't rules around moving house in Tier 4 confirmed
21 Dec 2020
Sales agreed on £62bn more homes in 2020 than 2019
21 Dec 2020
ULS launches Homebuyer Protection product into eConveyancer and DigitalMove
18 Dec 2020
Scottish house prices up 1.8% in October
18 Dec 2020
Trussle: Time to get a mortgage approval almost trebled over the year
18 Dec 2020
Blend Network repays £1,550,000 in capital to lenders
18 Dec 2020
Aberdein Considine appoints mortgage operations director
18 Dec 2020
Mortgage sector warns of "critical stage" as stamp duty deadline looms
18 Dec 2020
Single women use a quarter of equity release proceeds for gifting
18 Dec 2020
SDL Surveying: 2020 business gains fuel recruitment drive and internal restructure
18 Dec 2020
Embracing the benefits of tech
18 Dec 2020
Coronavirus lending schemes extended to March 31 2021
18 Dec 2020
more2life broadens product range for high value properties
18 Dec 2020
YBS calls for stamp duty taper instead of strict cut-off date
17 Dec 2020
Haysto partners with Bluestone Mortgages
17 Dec 2020
Rishi Sunak confirms Budget 2021 date
17 Dec 2020
Legal & General paid over £42m of COVID-19 UK life insurance claims since March
17 Dec 2020
Regulator admits it could have done better as Connaught Review released
17 Dec 2020
Why technology can keep brokers above water in the two-tier housing market
17 Dec 2020
DPR Group joins IMLA as associate member
17 Dec 2020
Interest rate maintained at 0.1%
17 Dec 2020
Together ups max LTV to 70% across first and second charges
17 Dec 2020
Landbay’s Paul Brett to chair FIBA conference panel
17 Dec 2020
O’Neill Patient ranked #98 in The Lawyer Top 100
17 Dec 2020
OMS launch full integration with second charge lender Oplo
17 Dec 2020
West One Buy to Let launches with Dynamo
17 Dec 2020
Armalytix and Veriphy offer online check on source of funds
17 Dec 2020
Shawbrook swoops for RateSetter's development loans business
17 Dec 2020
Vernon relaunches to brokers with new mortgage range
17 Dec 2020
Conveyancing Alliance joins the Mortgage Market Alliance
17 Dec 2020
Hope Capital links up with Dynamo
17 Dec 2020
Wealth tax could trap middle class homeowners
16 Dec 2020
Lifetime breaks £40,000 charity donations with client referral scheme
16 Dec 2020
Long-term fixes don’t always come at the expense of flexibility
16 Dec 2020
Brilliant Solutions adds Legal & General Home Finance to new equity release panel
16 Dec 2020
Gov't warned that extending stamp duty holiday is critical for economy
16 Dec 2020
Principality to appoint Sally Jones-Evans as chair
16 Dec 2020
Land Registry figures reveal 5.4% annual rise in house prices
16 Dec 2020
Broker confidence remains high despite impact of COVID-19
16 Dec 2020
Aspen completes Passivhaus development bridge
16 Dec 2020
Estate agents see surge as buyers race to beat stamp duty deadline
16 Dec 2020
VAS Group donates £2,000 to Mission Christmas
16 Dec 2020
BuildLoan is latest addition to Dynamo panel
16 Dec 2020
MBT Affordability launches to 3,000 more brokers
16 Dec 2020
MCI Club: Consumers feel more secure going direct to lenders
16 Dec 2020
LendInvest launches end-to-end digital bridging application
16 Dec 2020
LendInvest launches end-to-end digital bridging application
16 Dec 2020
New coalition calls on government to end unfair evictions
15 Dec 2020
O'Neill Patient: Government needs to take common sense approach
15 Dec 2020
Equity Release Supermarket makes three hires
15 Dec 2020
Brokers expect their roles to change over the next 12 months
15 Dec 2020
Guardian research sparks debate around terminal illness definition
15 Dec 2020
Don’t give the claims companies a reason to call
15 Dec 2020
Restoration of Crown Preference and the SME landscape
15 Dec 2020
Legal & General agrees funding for £100m Birmingham development
15 Dec 2020
Privately funded rent-to-buy providers can widen access to homeownership in 2021
15 Dec 2020
Dynamo partners with Molo Finance
15 Dec 2020
FCA fines Barclays £26m over treatment of customers in financial difficulty
15 Dec 2020
Avamore completes £3.8m loan against part-complete scheme
15 Dec 2020
Bridging market showing encouraging signs of activity
15 Dec 2020
Bridging market showing encouraging signs of activity
15 Dec 2020
Fleet tweaks criteria to improve flexibility for landlords
15 Dec 2020
PRIMIS records over 13,000 attendees at virtual workshops
15 Dec 2020
Property market forecast
15 Dec 2020
Consumer confidence in the housing market dips
15 Dec 2020
iPipeline launches tool for advisers to view indicative underwriting outcomes
15 Dec 2020
Customers with adverse credit most impacted by COVID-19
14 Dec 2020
The importance of a support network
14 Dec 2020
Are you OK?
14 Dec 2020
A clear purpose will guide us through
14 Dec 2020
Stamp duty cliff edge
14 Dec 2020
New 2021 dates announced for Mortgage Business Expo
14 Dec 2020
Leeds Building Society launches digital affordability tool
14 Dec 2020
Property Master appoints head of digital marketing
14 Dec 2020
Accord launch new Help to Buy products
14 Dec 2020
The year asset finance came into its own
14 Dec 2020
NatWest to reintroduce 90% LTV mortgages
14 Dec 2020
A question mark over the future of the market
14 Dec 2020
The Dudley urges advisers to urgently secure completions for expat customers
14 Dec 2020
Propp adds new lender following launch
14 Dec 2020
Trussle secures approval from the FCA to operate as a DA firm
14 Dec 2020
L&G: Searches for furlough-friendly mortgages skyrocket 230%
14 Dec 2020
Equity Release Council makes double appointment
14 Dec 2020
Three quarters of advisers expect value of equity release market to grow
14 Dec 2020
Aegon Income Protection goes live on UnderwriteMe’s Platform
14 Dec 2020
United Trust Bank joins the Mortgage Market Alliance
14 Dec 2020
Government says it does not plan to extend stamp duty holiday
14 Dec 2020
Zephyr Homeloans joins Ingard buy-to-let panel
14 Dec 2020
House prices set to rise by 4%
14 Dec 2020
Hamptons: Landlords made up 15% of buyers in November
11 Dec 2020
Spotlight on: Propel
11 Dec 2020
Lending must return to ‘normal’ before 95% LTVs return
11 Dec 2020
LV: 26% expect finances to worse within three months
11 Dec 2020
And the winners at the Mortgage Introducer Awards 2020 are...
11 Dec 2020
TSB makes changes to resi and BTL ranges
11 Dec 2020
Rising to the challenge and supporting borrowers
11 Dec 2020
ONS: Average monthly rents reach record high
11 Dec 2020
ID checks are first line in defence against fraud
11 Dec 2020
House prices continue to climb despite second lockdown
11 Dec 2020
FCA unveils new executive appointments
11 Dec 2020
CII appoints three engagement board members
11 Dec 2020
Mortgage applications double between 2019 and 2020
11 Dec 2020
2020 – the year when tech made all the difference
11 Dec 2020
Predictions for 2021
11 Dec 2020
Equity release market notes 1% annual decline in new introducers
11 Dec 2020
BoE: Mortgage market measures to be reviewed
10 Dec 2020
Barclays launch two 90% LTV products
10 Dec 2020
Ian Boden joins Swoop
10 Dec 2020
Principality launches deals for NHS workers
10 Dec 2020
Underwriters need to tackle 'systematic problems' in the profession
10 Dec 2020
Sunderland posts greatest rental yields
10 Dec 2020
PayProp: Agents and landlords must prepare for increased festive arrears
10 Dec 2020
CrossLend connects MarketFinance to investors
10 Dec 2020
Homebuyers feel pressured by estate agents on mortgage advice
10 Dec 2020
FCA bans mortgage adviser
10 Dec 2020
PayProp: Prepare for increased rent arrears over festive season
10 Dec 2020
Demand and supply of rental stock at record high
10 Dec 2020
ONS: Construction output up 1%
10 Dec 2020
Affordability gap drops to record low
10 Dec 2020
Halifax reveals mortgage prize draw
10 Dec 2020
Suros Capital reports pipeline in excess of £10m
10 Dec 2020
Furness brings back 90% LTV product
10 Dec 2020
Owl Financial backs advisers to fill protection gap
10 Dec 2020
RICS: Residential activity maintained steady increase in November
10 Dec 2020
More2life signs distribution deal with Brilliant Solutions
10 Dec 2020
Blend Network appoints lending associate
10 Dec 2020
Almost half of borrowers expect better deals from brokers
10 Dec 2020
SmartSearch launches business-owner verification solution
10 Dec 2020
Knowledge Bank: The only constant at the moment is change
10 Dec 2020
Proportunity confirms a debt capital injection of £7.5m
09 Dec 2020
Purplebricks: Two thirds want property designed for home working
09 Dec 2020
House prices expected to drop 1.2% in January
09 Dec 2020
Government extends ban on evicting commercial tenants
09 Dec 2020
Accord Residential improves 90% LTV range
09 Dec 2020
Index West Midlands calls on industry to be mindful of CGT
09 Dec 2020
Around £2bn could be wiped from London economy due to proposed rise in CGT
09 Dec 2020
PAC: MHCLG failing to deliver for first-time buyers
09 Dec 2020
Mortgage Tech Series: Q&A with Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson at Yourkeys
09 Dec 2020
The Tipton appoints business development manager
09 Dec 2020
PlanetRent launches app for tenants
09 Dec 2020
Vernon partners with Dynamo for Intermediaries
09 Dec 2020
Shawbrook Bank enhances bridging proposition
09 Dec 2020
Technology and science never cease to amaze
09 Dec 2020
UTB, Optalitix and Landbay to host webinar
09 Dec 2020
Pepper Money makes BTL rate reductions
09 Dec 2020
High value London market sees 78.9% rise in properties sold
09 Dec 2020
Equity Release Council publishes Best Practice Guide for advisers
09 Dec 2020
Vaccine could quell stamp duty ‘cliff edge’
08 Dec 2020
Enness opens international office in Switzerland
08 Dec 2020
Matt Cottle steps down from Specialist Mortgage Group
08 Dec 2020
A tale of two lockdowns
08 Dec 2020
Together donates to campaign to provide food for children
08 Dec 2020
MFS lends £45m during second national lockdown
08 Dec 2020
Loughborough launches joint borrower sole proprietor mortgages
08 Dec 2020
Mansfield launches BTL affordability calculator
08 Dec 2020
Mortgage Brain adds LiveMore Capital to criteria hub
08 Dec 2020
New report urges government to widen housing options for older generation
08 Dec 2020
Accord Buy To Let updates range
08 Dec 2020
Buckinghamshire suspends new applications
08 Dec 2020
Coventry cuts BTL rates
08 Dec 2020
There are blue skies ahead
08 Dec 2020
Ceta launches broker reward programme
08 Dec 2020
M:QUBE and MAB partner to launch artificial intelligence innovation lab
08 Dec 2020
Aspen assists with £1.75m capital release
08 Dec 2020
Value of new mortgage commitments at highest level since 2007
08 Dec 2020
Kensington Mortgages launches in Northern Ireland
08 Dec 2020
Aviva launches DigiCare+
08 Dec 2020
Haysto partners with Finance Advice Group
08 Dec 2020
Loan Warehouse: Second charge lending reaches £81m
08 Dec 2020
Kensington Mortgages launches in Northern Ireland
08 Dec 2020
A no-deal Brexit could cause buyers to pull out
08 Dec 2020
Thousands of Brits want more from their home following the pandemic
07 Dec 2020
NatWest cuts rates on resi and BTL deals
07 Dec 2020
Next six months to see fluctuating incomes
07 Dec 2020
Nucleus: 31% of SMEs relying on Christmas to survive
07 Dec 2020
Have first-time buyer mortgages really returned?
07 Dec 2020
Countrywide Surveying Services team up with homeless charity Lifeshare
07 Dec 2020
Property Master unveils new BTL calculator
07 Dec 2020
Brokers unable to access Barclays’ intermediary hub
07 Dec 2020
Nationwide cuts rates on fixed and tracker products
07 Dec 2020
Buyer feedback increasingly important due to COVID-19
07 Dec 2020
CII issues guidance to remove 'expectation gap'
07 Dec 2020
SimplyBiz Advice Show receives over 350 bookings
07 Dec 2020
Cambridge appoints three BDAs to intermediary team
07 Dec 2020
SunLife: 6% of over 55s considering equity release due to COVID-19
07 Dec 2020
Over a quarter of homeowners plan to move within 12 months
07 Dec 2020
Paragon adds large loan BTL product
07 Dec 2020
Berkeley Alexander partners with Auto Legal Protection Services
07 Dec 2020
Pepper Money allows brokers to conduct their own valuations
07 Dec 2020
FLA: Second charge mortgage new business dropped 43%
07 Dec 2020
Second charge new business down 35% in October
07 Dec 2020
Leeds introduces fee-free BTL products up to 60% LTV
07 Dec 2020
Paragon launches larger loan BTL product
07 Dec 2020
The BTL market: Reasons to be optimistic
07 Dec 2020
Leeds adds fee-free BTL deals
07 Dec 2020
TMA releases two compliance packages
07 Dec 2020
Landlords urge government to provide financial support
07 Dec 2020
Connells proposes firm cash offer for Countrywide
07 Dec 2020
Audley appoints two firms for construction of £100m retirement village
07 Dec 2020
House prices rise by 7.6% year-on-year
07 Dec 2020
Communicating to clients approaching retirement during coronavirus
07 Dec 2020
MCI adds more2life to panel
07 Dec 2020
Landbay increases LTV to 80% for BTL
04 Dec 2020
Southern Grove extends to BTR and co-living sectors
04 Dec 2020
Average property values expected to rise 2%
04 Dec 2020
Smart Money People: Satisfaction with lenders drops 4.9%
04 Dec 2020
UTB appoints key account manager
04 Dec 2020
Dynamo launches protection proposition
04 Dec 2020
Tributes pour in for Benson Hersch
04 Dec 2020
VAS creates two directors roles
04 Dec 2020
UK Finance: 127,000 mortgage payment deferrals left in place
04 Dec 2020
UK Finance: House purchase lending recovers
04 Dec 2020
Twenty7Tec: Mortgage searches under 80% of year high
04 Dec 2020
MBT: Loan size requested by remortgage customers rises
04 Dec 2020
Key: Older homeowners gifted more than £500m to family in 2020
03 Dec 2020
Kensington Mortgages appoints CFO
03 Dec 2020
Former ASTL CEO Benson Hersch passes away
03 Dec 2020
Masthaven strengthens leadership team and board
03 Dec 2020
Virgin ups 90% and 95% LTV product transfer rates
03 Dec 2020
HomeLet: Rental prices up 2.9% annually
03 Dec 2020
Paragon Banking Group release full-year results
03 Dec 2020
Paragon increases focus on specialist buy-to-let lending
03 Dec 2020
Halifax to re-enter 90% LTV FTB market
03 Dec 2020
Mortgage search volumes declined in November
03 Dec 2020
FCA: Number of advisers up 4%
03 Dec 2020
Comparethemarket launches execution-only service with Koodoo
03 Dec 2020
Tech platform launch aims to reduce ‘time to own’ by 30%
03 Dec 2020
Best performing lenders through COVID-19 revealed
03 Dec 2020
Foundation launches remortgage BTL and resi deals
03 Dec 2020
more2life adds two lump sum plans to Flexi Choice range
03 Dec 2020
ONS: Affordable home starts up 13%
03 Dec 2020
AMI elects new chair
03 Dec 2020
Castle Trust Bank extends rate discount
03 Dec 2020
Glenhawk secures £25m mezzanine funding line
03 Dec 2020
Castle Trust Bank extends rate discount
03 Dec 2020
Kensington appoints chief financial officer
03 Dec 2020
West One Loans unveils rebrand
03 Dec 2020
Yopa promotes Freddie Cornes to managing director
03 Dec 2020
MAF makes second director appointment of the month
03 Dec 2020
West One Loans rebrands and relaunches its proposition
03 Dec 2020
SmartSearch expands senior team
03 Dec 2020
Key launches leadership academy programme
02 Dec 2020
Cost of borrowing for those with low-deposits increases
02 Dec 2020
What impact will the COVID-19 vaccine have on the housing market?
02 Dec 2020
Saffron clarifies criteria for self-employed and contractor products
02 Dec 2020
Pluto Finance completes £34m PBSA development loan
02 Dec 2020
Suros Capital builds account management team
02 Dec 2020
Allica Bank appoints mortgage operations manager 
02 Dec 2020
UTB wins Development Lender of the Year at NACFB Awards
02 Dec 2020
CSF and Together complete commercial multi-tenant purchase in four weeks
02 Dec 2020
Countrywide rejects Connells takeover offer
02 Dec 2020
Inventory clerks can conduct retrospective Right to Rent checks
02 Dec 2020
Legal & General Insurance unveils development hub
02 Dec 2020
Leeds Building Society launches two fixed rate 'Flexit' mortgages
02 Dec 2020
Tenet Group partners with UnderwriteMe
02 Dec 2020
SimplyBiz Group to host protection academy event
02 Dec 2020
Openwork retains two star accreditation from Best Companies
02 Dec 2020
Landlords publish new deal for rented housing
02 Dec 2020
West One enhances second charge product range
02 Dec 2020
Saffron clarifies criteria for self-employed and contractor deals
02 Dec 2020
Top 20 UK hotspots for first-time buyers revealed
02 Dec 2020
Hope Capital extends availability of Seventies Collection
02 Dec 2020
West One enhances second charge products to support BOMAD
01 Dec 2020
Barclays increase rates on five residential fixed rate products
01 Dec 2020
Moneyfacts: Average BTL rates continue to rise
01 Dec 2020
FCA reminds firms to be ready for end of transition period
01 Dec 2020
Allica Bank appoints mortgage operations manager
01 Dec 2020
Reliance Bank launches key worker mortgage product range
01 Dec 2020
Santander changes lending criteria ahead of Brexit transition period
01 Dec 2020
Bridging applications reach record levels
01 Dec 2020
Homeowners could save £65,000 by exchanging their home
01 Dec 2020
The profitability of holiday lets
01 Dec 2020
Paradigm to run ‘reverse advent’ charity drive
01 Dec 2020
Newcastle cuts resi SVR by 2.03%
01 Dec 2020
Jamie Pritchard leaves Precise
01 Dec 2020
BridgeCrowd rebrands to SoMo as it hits £132m lending mark
01 Dec 2020
Pepper Money makes enhancements to resi range
01 Dec 2020
House price growth reaches highest level since 2015
01 Dec 2020
Shawbrook releases third instalment of podcast series
01 Dec 2020
Virgin Money partners with Twenty7Tec
01 Dec 2020
Fiduciam completes over £22m in CBILS loans to housebuilders
01 Dec 2020
David Wilson Homes sells first phase of properties at Bedfordshire development
01 Dec 2020
Rents drop in November as lockdown slows UK lettings market
01 Dec 2020
Fiduciam has completed over £22m of CBILS loans
01 Dec 2020
VIBE Finance expands team