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Accord back to offering 90% LTV mortgages more consistently

Tomorrow (18 November) Accord Mortgages will reintroduce a selection of 90% LTV products into...

FCA confirms Covid support for mortgage borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed updated guidance to firms setting out "enhanced...

Funding 365 attains CBILS accreditation

Funding 365 has been accredited as a new lender under the Coronavirus Business Interruption...

MAB to provide fee free advice to Blue Light Card members

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has agreed a new partnership with Blue Light Card, a...

No payment holiday arranged for half of missed payments

Pepper Money has revealed that almost half of people who have missed payments on credit...

Mortgage search volumes rose after second lockdown began

Twenty7Tec has published data on the state of the mortgage market one week after...

Reward Finance Group funds sanitiser business growth

Wolverhampton-based X-Mist, which has invented a dry sanitation process, has received a £400,000 business...

Fiduciam grows N. Ireland operations with wedding venue loan

Fiduciam is expanding its operations in Northern Ireland with the issuing of a Coronavirus...

A very different lockdown

The second national lockdown in England is now underway and there does seem to...

Kuflink sees investment levels recover to pre-Covid levels

Peer-to-peer based bridging lender, Kuflink, has reported that new investment levels have recovered to...

Financial implications of kids returning home revealed

35% of grown up children have returned to the family home,= since the beginning...

Tenant demand stalls in central London

New research has found that landlords saw increased tenant demand in most regions in...

TMA: use tech to deal with product maturation spike

TMA Club is calling on advisers who aren’t doing so already to start using...

House price growth to slow despite record highs

Halifax has revealed that house prices in October were 7.5% higher than in the...

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Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...