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LMS: remortgage market continues strong start to May

Conveyancing solutions provider LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance...

Coventry for Intermediaries reintroduces 85% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has reintroduced 85% LTV products for purchases and remortgages to its...

Foundation Home Loans to return to lending on Monday

Foundation Home Loans, has announced that, following the return of its valuation partners to...

Fleet Mortgages reopens for new business

Fleet Mortgages has announced that physical valuations in England have recommenced on its pipeline business,...

Covid-19: FCA unveils measures to help insurance customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a series of temporary measures to help...

Arnold & Baldwin offers remote valuation options

Arnold & Baldwin has introduced a number of remote valuation options for lenders, enabling...

AMI welcomes government home moving guidance

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has welcomed government guidance on home moving during...

Industry proposes safe home moving process

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is supporting a cross-industry guide on re-opening the housing market,...

SimplyBiz offers members help with ‘looking the part’ online

The SimplyBiz Group has introduced a new ‘keeping up appearances’ programme, with the aim...

ESIS volumes rise for second successive week

Mortgage Brain has seen the number of ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing systems...

Big Equity Release Quiz winners revealed

Pure Retirement has announced the winners of last week’s inaugural Big Equity Release Quiz,...

Accord takes maximum LTV to 85%

Accord Mortgages is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85% on residential...

TMA sees attendance boost from moving training sessions online

The average number of brokers who have attended TMA's training sessions has increased by...

SDL Surveying recommences physical inspections

Surveyors at national valuations firm, SDL Surveying, have begun physical inspections with new safety...

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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...