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Family Building Society eases borrowing barriers for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has unveiled a series of changes to its lending criteria and...

Norton Finance named launch partner for new lender

Norton Finance has been announced as a launch partner for Afin Bank, the newly...

Brokers demand greater clarity from lenders, new report finds

Nearly half of brokers want lenders to publish bridging loan criteria in a consistent...

Borrowers take on larger mortgages as lenders ease affordability rules

Mortgage borrowers took advantage of loosened lending criteria in May, selecting significantly larger loans...

Vida unveils AI chatbot to expand broker support

Specialist mortgage lender Vida has launched an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to improve support for...

Clydesdale Bank eases mortgage rules for foreign nationals

Clydesdale Bank has introduced a series of changes to their mortgage lending criteria, aimed...

Clydesdale Bank eases criteria for self-employed mortgage applicants

Clydesdale Bank is set to introduce a series of changes to its mortgage criteria...

Pepper Money broadens mortgage access for UK visa holders

Specialist lender Pepper Money has updated its residential mortgage criteria to allow UK visa...

Gable Mortgages launches zero-deposit products to support first-time buyers

Gable Mortgages has entered the UK market with the launch of two zero-deposit mortgage...

Knowledge Bank sees record-breaking activity

Knowledge Bank recorded more than 100,000 searches in April – the highest monthly total...

Q&A: Chris Blewitt, Darlington Building Society

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Chris Blewitt, head of mortgage distribution at Darlington Building...

LendInvest lowers buy-to-let rates across product range

LendInvest Mortgages has lowered interest rates across its buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage product range. All 2-year...

Buckinghamshire BS renames product ranges amid criteria update

Buckinghamshire Building Society has made a series of product updates and criteria improvements. As part...

Air maintains top-ranking status for product and criteria sourcing

Air continues to be a leading intermediary services brand in the later life lending...

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Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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TMG Mortgage Network strengthens finance team with senior appointment

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Donna Bibby as head of finance, with responsibility for...

Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

Halifax updates mortgage application platform ahead of Lloyds rebrand

Halifax Intermediaries has introduced an updated online mortgage application system designed to simplify case...

Northern England dominates property hotspots as buyers seek better value

More than half of England and Wales's 50 leading emerging property hotspots are in...

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