Blog: Ensuring repossessions are a last resort

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

New guidance from the FCA reaffirmed the obligations of mortgage lenders to support borrowers facing financial difficulties. It outlines how lenders must adopt tools to help those who have...

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Free valuations and reduced rates announced by Aldermore

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Aldermore is now offering free valuations on all applications for residential owner-occupied products and single residential buy-to-let (BTL) properties. ...

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Rental shortage accelerates as ageing landlords sell up: Hamptons  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Around 140,000 landlords retired last year, while a combination of high house prices and buy-to-let tax changes, means “the next generation of landlords has been stemmed,” says Hamptons.   ...

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Smartr365 links proc fee claims to L&G’s ClubHub 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Smartr365 has integrated procuration fee claims between its mortgage platform and Legal & General Mortgage Club’s ClubHub.    ...

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Lending arm for corporate clients launched by Finanze Group

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Finance property solutions firm, Finanze Group is launching a lending division, Finanze Capital, which will provide a variety of tailored bridging and development finance facilities for corporate clients. ...

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Keystone Property Finance reduces 5-year landlord rates by up to 30bps  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Keystone Property Finance has cut rates on all five-year fixed-rate products for landlords in its Classic range by up to 30 basis points.   ...

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CBA lifts variable rates again, cuts select three-year fixed rates

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

For the second time in two weeks, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia has hiked new customer rates on its package variable home loan. The rates on CBA’s package variable home...

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New product could end ‘defective’ reverse mortgage market

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

A new, highly innovative mortgage product could spell the effective end of reverse mortgages and similar products globally within the next two years, says  Futureproof Financial CEO John Innes. The...

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Home buyers often unaware of assistance programs, fair value price

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

A knowledge gap about the home buying process among many consumers contributed to more than half of them feeling unsure they had paid fair value, according to a new...

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Wells Fargo is selling a $50B package of MSRs

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Wells Fargo has finalized the sale of a $50 billion block of mortgage-servicing rights (MSR), a deal that is expected to close later this year, according to bank officials. One expert...

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