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UTB widens buy-to-let criteria

United Trust Bank Mortgages has introduced a package of buy-to-let criteria changes aimed at...

HSBC UK raises residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is increasing rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...

Afin Bank joins Mortgage Advice Bureau lender panel

Afin Bank has joined Mortgage Advice Bureau’s lender panel, giving its advisers access to...

NatWest joins lenders increasing mortgage rates as market uncertainty grows

NatWest has become the latest major lender to announce increases to its fixed mortgage...

Lloyds highlights mortgage support as fixed-rate deals come to an end

Lloyds is reminding homeowners approaching the end of their fixed-rate mortgage deals that a...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Six-times salary lending quadruples as lenders loosen affordability

The number of mortgage lenders willing to offer loans worth six times a borrower's...

Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Afin Bank promotes Anum Mahmood to national sales director

Afin Bank has promoted Anum Mahmood to national sales director as the specialist lender...

Mortgage lenders expect slowdown despite Q2 rise in demand

Demand for mortgages increased during the second quarter of the year, although lenders expect...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Bank holds rates at 3.75%

The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 3.75% today despite inflation remaining...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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