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Barclays reintroduces large loans and 75% BTL

Barclays Mortgages has made changes across its residential, buy-to-let and reward ranges. The bank is reducing...

PRIMIS sees 29% rise in broker queries since Covid-19 outbreak

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has reported that its product desk resolved a total of 4,641...

Bluestone Mortgages resumes lending full range

Bluestone Mortgages has recommenced new lending activity on all products in its residential and...

New Landbay BTL range offers 75% LTV

Landbay has launched a new product range with loan to values up to 75%...

Surveying a different landscape

Throughout this crisis, and certainly from a housing market perspective, it’s often felt that...

CA provides sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued newly-published sector-specific guidance for conveyancing firms in order...

The Yorkshire removes property value restrictions

The Yorkshire Building Society has removed all property value restrictions and returned its maximum...

LMS: May remortgage instruction spike continues

LMS has today published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance through the...

Cirencester Friendly pilots HCB Group tele-triage service

Cirencester Friendly has appointed the HCB Group to support claimants during the Coronavirus crisis. The income...

Gatehouse Bank raises FTV limits

Gatehouse Bank has introduced 75% Finance to Value (FTV) limits on its buy-to-let and...

IMLA: first-time buyers key to economic recovery

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is calling on the government to assess the...

Accord ups max loan size and removes property value restrictions

Accord Mortgages has removed all property value restrictions and returned its maximum loan size...

Covid-19: LV= unveils premium reduction option

LV= is introducing a premium reduction option for existing protection policyholders. The provider said the...

Pure Retirement unveils new valuation processes

Pure Retirement has introduced a new valuation processes across its full product range, in...

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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...