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LV= resumes physical valuations for equity release

LV= is reintroducing physical valuations for new equity release customers, allowing them to resume...

Paymentshield expands three-month payment holiday offer

Paymentshield has extended its three-month payment holiday offer to include new, as well as existing, home insurance customers.  The move is...

Knowledge Bank: Covid continues to dominate criteria searches

Knowledge Bank’s criteria tracker has revealed that Covid-19 continued to dominate the attention of...

Accord relaunches 80% LTV buy-to-let

On Friday 5 June Accord Buy To Let is relaunching its product range at...

LV= processes £3.7m in coronavirus claims

LV= has handled £3.7m in coronavirus-related income protection and death claims to 470 individuals...

Kensington ups LTV to 80% and resumes HTB & buy-to-let

Kensington Mortgages has resumed 80% LTV lending across its residential Select, Core, Young Professional...

OSB lenders to honour product a case was initially submitted on

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, Precise Mortgages and InterBay Commercial have stated all buy-to-let and...

Catalyst resumes 75% CMV bridging

Catalyst Property Finance is launching a new range of short-term finance options for standard...

Platform reintroduces lending at 80% LTV

Platform is reintroducing mortgage products up to 80% LTV for homebuyers looking to purchase a...

New LendInvest bridging range up to 75% LTV

LendInvest has updated its unregulated bridging product suite relaunching higher LTVs up to 75%. Residential...

Covid causes huge slump in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has revealed that March saw the number of mortgage approvals...

Habito resumes 75% LTV buy-to-let

Habito has added to its buy-to-let range with purchase and remortgage products with up...

Nationwide reports largest monthly house price fall in 11 years

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices fell by 1.7% over...

FCA confirms support for mortgage customers with temporary payment difficulties

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the support firms should give to mortgage...

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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...