Site Map for August 2020

Date
Title
28 Aug 2020
Goodlord: New eviction rules differentiate well-intentioned from anti-social tenants
28 Aug 2020
Government updates eviction guidance, adds six month notice period
28 Aug 2020
Key: Over-65s hold £1.124tr in mortgage-free property wealth
28 Aug 2020
Accord no longer accepting applications from individuals on furlough
28 Aug 2020
ABI extends pledge to support customers
28 Aug 2020
Mark Lofthouse to retire as CEO of Mortgage Brain
28 Aug 2020
Milton Keynes joins Land Registry's growing digital LLC register
28 Aug 2020
Evictions ban could leave landlords facing two year voids
28 Aug 2020
Air Group launches Air Care Month
27 Aug 2020
Shawbrook enhances product switch platform to provide instant offers
27 Aug 2020
Audley Group and Royal London establish joint venture to deliver retirement village
27 Aug 2020
Broker cites 'people factor' as he chooses The Nottingham to place final case
27 Aug 2020
West Brom refreshes range and increases LTV to 85%
27 Aug 2020
Spotahome: High streets draw higher rents as Londoners pay for hustle and bustle
27 Aug 2020
OneDome Group beats previous visitor record in July
27 Aug 2020
Knowledge Bank recruits for three roles as part of expansion efforts
27 Aug 2020
Vector Capital joins ASTL
27 Aug 2020
Dudley Building Society makes phased return to lending
27 Aug 2020
Zoopla: House prices will remain firm for the rest of 2020
27 Aug 2020
O’Neill Patient pilots one-stop conveyancing app
26 Aug 2020
Industry reacts to next stage of support for mortgage borrowers
26 Aug 2020
Quilter: The onus is on lenders to help customers through a difficult period
26 Aug 2020
StripeHomes: New-build prices in East of England rise by 34% in five years
26 Aug 2020
Mortgage payment holidays will end on October 31 but FCA calls for continued lender support
26 Aug 2020
PayProp becomes fully distributed company
26 Aug 2020
Principality partners with Iress
26 Aug 2020
Stonebridge processes £1bn of mortgage applications in July
26 Aug 2020
Virgin launches 90% LTV product for first-time buyers
26 Aug 2020
West Brom raises £32,500 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity
26 Aug 2020
Rightmove: Southern commuter belt spurred on by stamp duty savings
26 Aug 2020
Benham and Reeves: Some local authorities may prove recession-proof
25 Aug 2020
FJP Investment: A quarter of investors plan to take advantage of stamp duty holiday
25 Aug 2020
Getting comfortable with high LTVs
25 Aug 2020
UK Finance: Top 10 mortgage lenders increased overall market share in 2019
25 Aug 2020
Registration opens for ASTL Conference
25 Aug 2020
Coventry for intermediaries adds web chat
25 Aug 2020
The Money Group to launch exit plan for retiring advisers
25 Aug 2020
Moneyfacts: Now is the time to fix as rates rise and product availability stays low
25 Aug 2020
Shawbrook completes second charge in three weeks despite criteria challenges
25 Aug 2020
Equifinance goes live on Phoebus Servicing Product
24 Aug 2020
Citizens Advice: Renters need dedicated protections once eviction ban lifts
24 Aug 2020
LiveMore Capital joins ERS panel
24 Aug 2020
Simplify appoints Nicola Bloor-West as head of business development
24 Aug 2020
Intelliflo: 53% of advisers set to work remotely long-term
24 Aug 2020
Average house price in Wales remains steady during Q2
24 Aug 2020
Kenton Finance expands into London market
24 Aug 2020
MFS launches £60m COVID-19 recovery fund
24 Aug 2020
Aviva moves to simplify critical illness proposition
24 Aug 2020
Promise Money launches intermediary website and broker packaging system
24 Aug 2020
ME Group sees 400% increase in profit before tax
24 Aug 2020
SimplyBiz Group extends virtual events programme
24 Aug 2020
Knight Frank: Rebound in property market activity continuing
24 Aug 2020
360 Dotnet appoints technical director
21 Aug 2020
CapitalRise surpasses £2m on Seedrs fundraise
21 Aug 2020
Evictions ban likely to be extended until September
21 Aug 2020
Industry reacts to July property transaction uptick
21 Aug 2020
How a global pandemic can shape financial priorities
21 Aug 2020
Pent up demand sees residential transactions increase in July
21 Aug 2020
Payprop: Letting agents must prepare for changes to repossession
21 Aug 2020
Key: 41% of equity release used to tackle debt
20 Aug 2020
HM Land Registry simplifies Local Land Charges search process
20 Aug 2020
Technology is here to stay, not replace
20 Aug 2020
cherry: Brokers see increase in BTL purchase business
20 Aug 2020
SimplyBiz appoints LiveMore Capital to lender panel
20 Aug 2020
Benham and Reeves: Landlords should not take the hit on behalf of tenants
20 Aug 2020
Pure Retirement launches postcode finder tool
20 Aug 2020
Advisers make checks worth £10bn through Mortgage Brain's Affordability Hub
20 Aug 2020
IMMO reaches €14m in funding
20 Aug 2020
MCI: Industry concerns centre around second lockdown over Brexit
19 Aug 2020
Industry reacts to Land Registry HPI
19 Aug 2020
It's high time to invest in the North’s property market
19 Aug 2020
Assetz Capital partners with Aros Kapital to fund CBILS lending
19 Aug 2020
Reasons to be cheerful, 1, 2, 3
19 Aug 2020
Reliance Bank links up with Knowledge Bank
19 Aug 2020
United Trust Bank launches the ‘UTB Secure Chat Hub’
19 Aug 2020
Land Registry publishes House Price Index for April
19 Aug 2020
Mansfield Building Society launches with Brilliant Solutions
19 Aug 2020
Vida and Zoot sign technology partnership
19 Aug 2020
LendInvest introduces Appetite Statements for landlords
19 Aug 2020
IMLA: Intermediary confidence increases in Q2
19 Aug 2020
Challenges in the mortgage industry
19 Aug 2020
Loans Warehouse gains authorisation to complete regulated bridging
18 Aug 2020
CSF launches health and wellbeing campaign for intermediaries
18 Aug 2020
Wesleyan Bank provides £1m block facility to Genesis Asset Finance
18 Aug 2020
Furness reprices 95% LTV products
18 Aug 2020
Uinsure appoints Amy Groome as head of sales
18 Aug 2020
Moneyfacts: BTL product choice falls month-on-month in August
18 Aug 2020
Foundation Home Loans enhances rates on BTL products
18 Aug 2020
The West Brom appoints new board member
18 Aug 2020
Air Mortgage Club adds LiveMore Capital to lender panel
18 Aug 2020
Hanley Economic BS undertakes criteria review
18 Aug 2020
Foundation Home Loans enhances rates on BTL products
17 Aug 2020
Darlington Intermediaries extends end dates on specialist discounted range
17 Aug 2020
Darlington Intermediaries extends end dates on specialist discounted range
17 Aug 2020
Aspen completes 73% LTV auction finance bridge in five days
17 Aug 2020
SEISS second stage opens for applications
17 Aug 2020
Sector unity is required for mortgage prisoner support
17 Aug 2020
Nucleus: 21% of SME owners using personal savings to cover costs of reopening
17 Aug 2020
Property viewings up 30% following stamp duty announcement
17 Aug 2020
Paradigm Protect launches CPD webinar series
17 Aug 2020
The Tipton launches Flexible LTV Family Assist mortgage
17 Aug 2020
PRIMIS Mortgage Network adds Foundation Home Loans to panel
17 Aug 2020
Tenants prioritising properties with gardens and space to work
17 Aug 2020
How true tech businesses will change the mortgage sector post-pandemic
17 Aug 2020
Legal & General adds Canada Life and Just to lender panel
17 Aug 2020
Uinsure reintroduce landlords legal and rent protection
17 Aug 2020
Rightmove: Housing market mini-boom defies seasonal slowdown
17 Aug 2020
Movin’ Legal expands sales team
15 Aug 2020
Rob Evans: Diversity in financial services
14 Aug 2020
LMS: Remortgage completions up 78% in July
14 Aug 2020
Ringley: Eviction restrictions will encourage landlords to engage with tenants
14 Aug 2020
Lending responsibly is key to the property market recovery
14 Aug 2020
Bridge Help adds underwriter to team
14 Aug 2020
Everyone needs to check their credit scores
14 Aug 2020
Openwork Holdings makes double board appointment
14 Aug 2020
Society of Mortgage Professionals appoints national account manager
14 Aug 2020
Dynamo for Intermediaries adds Saffron Building Society to lender panel
14 Aug 2020
Just Travel Cover partners with Legal & General to launch home insurance products
14 Aug 2020
OpenMoney: Three in 10 would not be comfortable choosing the right mortgage
14 Aug 2020
Zoopla unveils TV advert to launch multi-million pound campaign
14 Aug 2020
HM Land Registry to resume publication of UK HPI
13 Aug 2020
Resolution Foundation: Fall in house prices will not make it easier for FTBs
13 Aug 2020
Roy McLoughlin and Kevin Carr step down as IPTF chairs
13 Aug 2020
Nationwide goes live on Mortgage Brain’s Lendex
13 Aug 2020
The Mortgage Lender increases BTL remortgages to 75% LTV
13 Aug 2020
Family Building Society: COVID-19 highlights property as retirement income resource
13 Aug 2020
UK Finance: Mortgages in arrears of 2.5%+ dropped by 3% in Q2 2020
13 Aug 2020
Norton Finance awarded trusted service award
13 Aug 2020
iPipeline appoints Jacqui Weddell as national account manager
13 Aug 2020
Reassured appoints chief information officer
13 Aug 2020
BreezeMove: 10% reduction in fall throughs could save £60.75m a year
13 Aug 2020
RICS: Demand on the up but estate agents warn over market issues
12 Aug 2020
YBS returns to 75% LTV commercial investment transactions
12 Aug 2020
YBS returns to 75% LTV commercial investment transactions
12 Aug 2020
Skipton increases mortgage customer numbers by 9,456 in 2020
12 Aug 2020
COVID-19 could see greater use of housing wealth
12 Aug 2020
IFAs and mortgage advisers - two sides of the same coin
12 Aug 2020
Technology has become mainstream in mortgages
12 Aug 2020
Crystal Specialist Finance appoints corporate relationship director
12 Aug 2020
Post-pandemic property market predictions
12 Aug 2020
Payment options for FCA fees - how will you pay yours?
12 Aug 2020
UK GDP down by record 20.4% in Q2 2020
12 Aug 2020
MBT: Clients' requirements are being met despite shortfall in higher LTV products
12 Aug 2020
Lifecover appoints head of marketing
12 Aug 2020
West One launches limited edition BTL products
11 Aug 2020
TMA adds LiveMore Capital to lifetime mortgage panel
11 Aug 2020
Promise Money cuts second charge packaging fees
11 Aug 2020
Equifax: Faster digitalisation will help combat rising fraud
11 Aug 2020
Leeds Building Society employees raise £31,000 for Dementia UK
11 Aug 2020
PFS launches associate firm membership
11 Aug 2020
Mortgage Engine forms API connection with Fluent Mortgages
11 Aug 2020
Kent Reliance launches large loan residential property range
11 Aug 2020
Aspen completes £150k development exit bridge using desktop valuation
11 Aug 2020
ME Group appoints Rob Cottingham as CCO
11 Aug 2020
Brightstar Group launches Track & Trace system
11 Aug 2020
Brightstar launches Track & Trace system
11 Aug 2020
Half of brokers are looking to acquire a CRM for the first time
11 Aug 2020
Trussle: Stamp duty holiday failing to motivate mortgage applications
11 Aug 2020
MCI adds LiveMore Capital to later life lending panel
11 Aug 2020
Roma Finance strengthens team following record business levels
10 Aug 2020
Accord Buy to Let resumes lending for first-time landlords
10 Aug 2020
Responsible Life: Eight in 10 retirees cannot access mortgage solutions
10 Aug 2020
Darlington Building Society helps charity provide subsidised food to local communities
10 Aug 2020
Moneyfacts: Average rates beginning to increase following historic lows
10 Aug 2020
Jane Simpson: Continuing change in buy-to-let
10 Aug 2020
UTB and Freedom Finance complete second charge process using Nivo messenger service
10 Aug 2020
Flatfair launches damage protection and cost recovery service
10 Aug 2020
Benham and Reeves: Foreign buyers should invest in UK property now
10 Aug 2020
UTB and Freedom Finance complete second charge process using Nivo messenger service
07 Aug 2020
Eddie Smith, early stalwart of BTL and broker distribution, dies aged 73
07 Aug 2020
Positive Lending's Jaxon Stevens joins Omni Property Finance
07 Aug 2020
Positive Lending's Jaxon Stevens joins Omni Property Finance
07 Aug 2020
Stonebridge improves personalisation and factfind function of Revolution platform
07 Aug 2020
Vernon launches pair of holiday let mortgages
07 Aug 2020
More2life refreshes 'Tailored' range
07 Aug 2020
Halifax: July shows +3.8% annual house price change
07 Aug 2020
LendInvest receives top rating from European agency
06 Aug 2020
More2life: Housing wealth will play an important role in lives of retirees
06 Aug 2020
You can't understand service unless you understand borrowers
06 Aug 2020
A broker’s guide to Declarations of Trust
06 Aug 2020
Coventry Building Society sees mortgages balances grow in H1
06 Aug 2020
Money.co.uk: UK homeowners spend £55bn on renovations during lockdown
06 Aug 2020
Family Building Society: Plan for a capital gains tax on residential property is "bonkers"
06 Aug 2020
Government launches planning consultation
06 Aug 2020
Government launches planning consultation
06 Aug 2020
FLA: Second charge mortgage new business down 71% in June
06 Aug 2020
Index West Midlands launches due diligence technology for property lawyers
06 Aug 2020
Assetz Capital applies for £10m BCR Pool E grant
06 Aug 2020
Foundation Home Loans adds 80% LTV products for borrowers with credit issues
06 Aug 2020
Maslow Capital reaches £3bn GDV milestone
06 Aug 2020
Mortgage Brain sees more ESIS generated in July than any other month in 2020
06 Aug 2020
GetAgent: Homesellers secure 95.8% of asking price on average
06 Aug 2020
SunLife: Over-50s homeowners have £127,316 tied up in homes on average
05 Aug 2020
Buckinghamshire Building Society appoints key account manager
05 Aug 2020
Whitehall Capital completes £2.3m bridging loan on Peckham residential scheme
05 Aug 2020
The Right Loan partners with Air Group
05 Aug 2020
MRI Software acquires Housing Partners
05 Aug 2020
Hometrack: Average UK rents dropped -0.8% in Q2
05 Aug 2020
Hodge: Financial gifting among families growing in importance post-COVID
05 Aug 2020
Legal & General: Stamp duty changes boost interest from overseas buyers
05 Aug 2020
Titlesolv UK and Ireland joins Westcor International
05 Aug 2020
LendInvest finances £10m bridging loan for South London site 
05 Aug 2020
Canada Life: Lockdown has changed equity release customer behaviours
05 Aug 2020
LV= launches equity release drawdown product and adviser portal
05 Aug 2020
NRLA partners with the Scottish Association of Landlords
05 Aug 2020
ONS: Quarter of Brits think property investment is the best way to fund retirement
04 Aug 2020
Goodlord: Summer rental boom continues through July
04 Aug 2020
High yields from aesthetic holiday lets
04 Aug 2020
Good Move: Help to Buy is just one option for first-time buyers
04 Aug 2020
Government gives new homes green light and pledges £1.3bn infrastructure investment
04 Aug 2020
Ipswich Building Society appoints head of mortgage sales
04 Aug 2020
Nearly a fifth of self-employed workers have no savings at all
04 Aug 2020
Mortgage brokers worst hit advice channel in Q2
04 Aug 2020
Promise Solutions rebrands as Promise Money
04 Aug 2020
Castle Trust appoints Jason Neale as sales director
04 Aug 2020
Lendlord partners with Guardian to provide tax insights for landlords
04 Aug 2020
Twenty7Tec: Remortgages return to pre-lockdown levels and purchase levels quadruple
04 Aug 2020
Hope Capital records 350% spike in £1m-plus cases
04 Aug 2020
Benham and Reeves: Fast broadband and outdoor space top the tenant wishlist
03 Aug 2020
Roma Finance reports 100% increase in business
03 Aug 2020
FCA consults on rules to improve open-ended property funds
03 Aug 2020
Defaqto: Lenders are returning to the first-time buyer market
03 Aug 2020
Try Adviser Network granted FCA permission to advise on Shariah mortgages
03 Aug 2020
West One updates BTL and second charge rates and criteria
03 Aug 2020
Shawbrook reintroduces heavy refurbishment range and returns to 85% LTV
03 Aug 2020
1st Stop rebrands as Oplo
03 Aug 2020
Funding 365 expands into development finance
03 Aug 2020
The Money Group offers free to access mortgage support for those on furlough
03 Aug 2020
360 Dotnet launches tool to simplify Gabriel reporting
03 Aug 2020
Chartwell Mortgage Services signs up for Credit Assess
03 Aug 2020
Help to Buy extension confirmed
03 Aug 2020
Aspen provides £1.9m bridging loan to international borrower
03 Aug 2020
Winkworth sees recovery in sales interest following stamp duty changes