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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...

Pensioner landlords relying on BTL

72% of pensioners who have an investment property said they would struggle to make...

TSB cuts BTL and residential rates

TSB is reducing rates on a range of buy-to-let and residential mortgages. Landlords will benefit...
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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...
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Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...
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Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...
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Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...