HLPartnership (HLP) has appointed Matthew Creswell as senior recruitment manager (South). Creswell joins HLPartnership with more than 15 years of experience across in-house and agency recruitment, most recently spending five years at Connells Group where he held the role of group recruitment director. His background… The post HLPartnership hires Creswell as senior recruitment manager appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Paragon Bank’s SME lending division has appointed Richard van Dort as head of business development vendor. With over 30 years’ experience in asset finance and banking, van Dort has built an extensive network and held senior leadership roles shaping global vendor programmes and forging strategic,… The post Paragon appoints van Dort to drive SME lending growth appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA)’s new chief executive Adam Tyler has formally started in his new role. With more than 30 years of experience in specialist property finance, Tyler previously served as chief executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB)… The post Tyler starts chief exec role at BDLA appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries is increasing its maximum loan-to-income to six times income across its Bespoke mortgage range. In order to access the new income multiple, borrowers will need to meet a number of strict conditions, with single applicants requiring a minimum income of… The post Bank of Ireland extends max LTI across range appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Leek Building Society has announced a series of mortgage rate reductions across the majority of its product range, with all changes live from 12 January. The latest reductions apply across key areas of lending, including Residential, Shared Ownership, Limited Company Buy to Let and Own… The post Leek BS makes rate reductions across core range appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
Lender rate activity is picking up after the Christmas break, according to this week’s Moneyfacts rate watch. This week 15 lenders tweaked their rates, with the average two-year and five-year fix falling by 3bps to 4.8% and 4.88%, respectively. Meanwhile, the Moneyfacts average mortgage rate… The post Lender activity picks up after Christmas lull, says Moneyfacts appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
This week’s top headlines: HSBC makes rate changes on a range of fixed deals and April Mortgages chases growth with trio of appointments. Explore these and other major industry updates below: HSBC makes rate changes on a range of fixed deals HSBC has announced… The post Mortgage Strategy’s Top 10 Stories: 08 Dec to 12 Dec appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
The next generation of first-time buyers (FTBs) will leave school with something that most of their parents never had at that stage: a proper understanding of what a mortgage is and how it works. From 2028, alongside learning about ancient Egypt, Pythagoras’s theorem and how… The post The future of financial literacy appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
West Brom Building Society has launched two products for first time buyers and home movers with £2,000 cashback now available on two of its five-year fixed mortgage deals. The £2,000 cashback offer applies at 90% and 95% LTV, with an interest rate of 4.96% on… The post West Brom BS launches £2k cashback products appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
RAW Capital Partners has introduced an overpayment feature across its mortgage range. The new feature will allow customers to make one fee-free overpayment of up to 10% of their outstanding loan balance each year. Under the new terms, borrowers can make a single annual overpayment… The post RAW Capital Partners adds overpayment feature appeared first on Mortgage Strategy.
