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Major rise in interest-only criteria searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported a "significant" increase in advisers searching for...

The Buckinghamshire unveils new rates and LTVs

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new streamlined product range for physical valuations,...

The Nottingham resumes self-build lending

The Nottingham is reintroducing self-build mortgages as part of its phased product range return Two...

Advisers are reviewing vulnerability policies

Key Partnerships has revealed that IFAs and brokers are enhancing protection for older customers...

L&G and Royal London resume face-to-face medical screenings

Legal & General and Royal London have both announced that it will be reintroducing...

Mortgage Brain sees 18% rise in weekly ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported that the volume of ESIS produced by its sourcing systems...

Foundation: BTL borrowers less likely to have taken payment holiday

Foundation Home Loans has analysed its own lending book, comprised of 30,000 borrowers, and found...

UTB completes £11m structured finance deal

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £10.9m investment term loan for an existing...

Paradigm unveils summer mortgage webinar programme

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new series of mortgage webinars which will be...

Hodge reverts to 70% LTV later life lending

Hodge is making some "positive" changes to its lending criteria and is resuming lending...

LV= resumes face-to-face medical screenings

LV= is to reintroduce face-to-face medical examinations in partnership with Square Health following the...

Paragon sees BTL application spike via intermediarty portal

Paragon Bank has reported a spike in buy-to-let mortgage intermediaries visiting its online intermediary...

InterBay Commercial relaunches HMO and MUFB offering

InterBay Commercial has launched a revised product range for HMOs and MUFBs, which is...

SimplyBiz gets over 4,500 virtual event bookings

The SimplyBiz Group has reported a large take-up to its new virtual event programme,...

COMMENT

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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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

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

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