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National Counties partners with SimplyBiz Mortgages

The National Counties Building Society and the Family Building Society have joined SimplyBiz Mortgages'...

Nationwide to cut selected higher LTV fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society is cutting selected fixed rate mortgages at 85, 90 and 95% loan-to-value (LTV)...

Barclays widens Family Springboard Mortgage offering

Barclays Mortgages has made changes to its Family Springboard Mortgage, removing the need for borrowers to put...

New 95% LTV discount deal from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced a new two-year discounted rate mortgage up to 95%...

Sustained FTB surge in Spring

First-time buyer activity grew in March, according to the latest First-Time Buyer Tracker from Your...

Generation Rent still have homebuying aspirations

Halifax's 2016 Generation Rent report has found that delays in getting onto the housing ladder...

IMLA sounds warning over Basel proposals

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned that housing associations and homebuyers with...

Halifax unveils 1% cashback offer

The Halifax has launched a 1% cashback offer for first time buyers and home...

Lloyds promises ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer

Lloyds Bank has launched a new ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer, providing first time buyers, home...

Public support for stamp duty surcharge

When asked whether they support or oppose the recent stamp duty surcharge on second...

Secured loans now faster following cooling-off cull

The implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) has led to increased competitiveness for...

London deposit situation “unsustainable”

Research by My Home Move has found that the average deposit paid for a...

Today is ‘Mortgage Freedom Day’

Halifax has claimed that today - 19 April - is this year’s UK Mortgage...

Little knowledge in UK of Help to Buy ISA

Latest research suggests that many in UK are still unaware of the assistance available...
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Income protection: the unsung hero of the cost-of-living crisis

Higher mortgage rates, rising energy costs, and continued inflation have put pressure on many household budgets. Advisers spend time helping customers find the right rate,...

Why rigid credit scoring is locking too many people out of homeownership

Some people don’t fit the mould. That’s always been true in mortgage lending. But the tools used by most lenders to assess borrowers, particularly...

What a bigger market means for brokers

The latest Interpath and BDLA UK Bridging Market Survey confirms what many brokers are already experiencing on the ground, that bridging has hit the...

How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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HLPartnership adds Handelsbanken to lender panel

HLPartnership has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel as part of its ongoing strategy...
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FCA warns consumers over ineffective credit builder products

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that many credit builder products fail to...
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Affordability pressures deepen in Wales and North East as rental divergence widens

Regional divergence within the UK’s private rented sector has become more pronounced, with new...
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Santander lowers mortgage pricing and unveils new large loan options

Santander is set to cut its residential fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.14...

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