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Covid-19 roundtable: are lenders treating customers fairly?

The coronavirus crisis has provoked reactions ranging from frustration to sympathy towards lenders from...

E.surv anticipates growth in demand for its remote valuations

E.surv has extended the deployment of its tailored remote valuation solution. The residential chartered surveyors originally...

Covid-19: Tenet boss hosts live videoconferences

Mark Scanlon, Tenet’s chief executive, hosted the first in a series of live video...

Knowledge Bank: Covid-19 searches most popular in March

Knowledge Bank’ has revealed that ‘Covid-19 Mortgage Payment Holidays’ was the most searched for...

Stonebridge extends Covid-19 business support

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has launched a new Covid-19 support hub page for...

New lenders for coronavirus business loan scheme

the British Business Bank has approved four new lenders for accreditation under the Coronavirus...

RICS data shows extent of deterioration in market sentiment

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey has found that sentiment across the UK housing...

Covid-19: two-thirds of 75% LTV products withdrawn

AmTrust’s latest Mortgage Loan to Value (LTV) Tracker has shown a major drop in...

FIBA offers SimplyBiz Group’s Covid-19 support

FIBA, as part of the SimplyBiz Group, has revealed that its members can access...

LMS: healthy remortgage volumes entering the pipeline

LMS is publishing weekly updates, tracking remortgage market performance through the Covid-19 pandemic. Seasonally, the...

Skipton reintroduces products up to 75% LTV

The Skipton Building Society is reintroducing its residential purchase mortgage range as well as...

Pure Retirement introduces desktop valuations for lifetime mortgages

Pure Retirement is offering desktop valuation solutions for the majority of its lifetime mortgage...

Just Mortgages sees pre-lockdown application spike

Brokers at Just Mortgages have seen one of their busiest weeks ever, as clients...

The Mortgage Lender Benchmark opens survey

The Mortgage Lender Benchmark has returned to establish which lenders are providing the best...

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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...