Mortgages

Alliance & Leicester has revealed its new range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products, which will be released on 11 April.

Mortgage Next has announced it will significantly enhance its online decision in principle (DIP) and application services through a partnership with Evaluate Technologies.

Brokers may need to consider charging fees to advise on direct mortgages available on the high street as more lenders pull their ranges sold through intermediaries, Defaqto principal consultant on banking says.

The Government is to appoint a working group of mortgage industry experts to advise on options for improving the functioning of mortgage finance markets.

SYH Charterhouse has announced it is working with the Regulatory Alliance of Mortgage Packagers (RAMP) to offer its home reversion plan to RAMP members and their brokers.

Opus Mortgages Limited, a Glasgow-based secured loan and mortgage packager, is to be liquidated.

HSBC says it will offer mortgages that match a borrower's current fixed rate deal for up to two years, it has been reported.

A Government initiative to help first time buyers with small grants has been branded ‘tokenism of the worst kind' by the Liberal Democrats.

HML's financial director Neil Warman is to take on the permanent role of client relations director, following the resignation of Damian Stansfield.

One in three landlords believe tenant demand is growing rapidly in early 2008, according to Paragon Mortgages.