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Paragon Bank joins FIBA’s lender panel

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that Paragon Bank is the...

Molo Finance reduces BTL stress rates

Molo Finance has announced reductions in its buy-to-let stress rates across its two-year fixed...

Mortgage Brain partners with Leeds Building Society

Mortgage Brain has announced a partnership with Leeds Building Society. This collaboration introduces a fully...

Penrith BS joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

TMA Mortgage Club has added Penrith Building Society to its lending panel. The mutual offers...

Shawbrook completes its first limited company remortgage with PEXA

Shawbrook has completed its first limited company remortgage in 28 business days using the...

Kensington adds new options amidst rate reductions

Kensington Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates and introduced new options across both its residential...

Enra Specialist Finance completes fourth securitisation

Enra Specialist Finance has completed its fourth public securitisation, Elstree 4. The transaction comprises...

Roma Finance reveals redemptions record

Roma Finance has reported a record month of redemptions for volume and value in...

IMLA reports Q4 rise in intermediary mortgage volumes

Confidence has returned to the mortgage market, with sentiment improving steadily month by month...

Tapping into semi-commercial opportunities

It has been a tough few years for buy-to-let (BTL) landlords with higher interest...

Paragon unveils new five-year BTL fixes

Paragon Bank has added five-year fixed rate products to its buy-to-let mortgage range. Rates...

Skipton BS cuts over 40 mortgage rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates once again across its mortgage product range. The rate...

Smart Money People reveal firms with highest broker-ranked BDMs

Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has found that InterBay and Landbay...

Newcastle Intermediaries reduces buy-to-let rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has further reduced rates across its buy-to-let proposition by up to 0.30%, and...

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Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...