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New Street Mortgages partners with Intrinsic

New Street Mortgages has expanded its distribution to include Intrinsic Financial Services. The new agreement will see...

BBA: 64% year-on-year rise in mortgage lending

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed that gross mortgage borrowing of £17.1 billion...

Shawbrook promotes HMO valuation framework

New research from Shawbrook Bank suggests that 53% of property investors are looking to enter or expand in the...

Lloyds promises ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer

Lloyds Bank has launched a new ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer, providing first time buyers, home...

Existing landlords benefiting from stamp duty hike

Taking into account both rental income and capital growth, but before property-specific costs such...

Public support for stamp duty surcharge

When asked whether they support or oppose the recent stamp duty surcharge on second...

CML: March saw largest stamp duty ‘distortion’ to date

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £25.7...

FHL hits 95% completion rate before SDLT deadline

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has reported that over 94% of packaged cases received by...

Together celebrates best ever month for lending

Together has revealed that it completed £105 million new lending in March 2016, with...

Mortgages for Business celebrates office move

Over 100 guests attended an office warming party hosted by Mortgages for Business last...

House prices boosted by BTL rush

Rightmove has revealed that the average price of property coming to market up in...

Barnard and Spinks join Pepper

Rob Barnard and Richard Spinks have joined specialist lender Pepper Homeloans. Barnard joins as sales...

Complete FS to distribute Kensington’s products

Kensington is now on the lending panel of Complete FS, the South Coast based...

Lessons learned from the Stamp Duty deadline

Now that we have a little bit of distance between us and last month’s...

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Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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Caring responsibilities identified as key driver of customer vulnerability

Caring responsibilities are among the most common life events affecting vulnerable customers, according to...

Mutuals striving to support FTBs amid affordability concerns

Building societies continue to play a pivotal role in supporting first-time buyers with small...

Vast majority of African nationals in UK say they have been refused a mortgage

A new study by specialist lender Afin Bank has revealed that 87% of African...

Gen H appoints intermediary sales lead

Gen H has welcomed the return of Paddy Doyle, a former team member and...
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