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United Trust Bank restructures mortgage team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made changes to its mortgage underwriting team as it...

The Nottingham makes further fixed rate mortgage cuts

Despite reducing rates in August across its group of two and five-year fixed residential...

The Ipswich relaunches shared ownership mortgages

The Ipswich Building Society has re-entered the shared ownership mortgage market with new fixed...

Darlington BS welcomes NE First Home pilot

Darlington Building Society (DBS) has become involved in the government’s First Home scheme, designed...

Family BS revamps residential mortgage range

The Family Building Society has given its mortgage product offering for new business a...

Metro Bank ups maximum new build LTV

Metro Bank has increased its maximum LTV for new build flats and houses to...

Accord improves residential range with rate cuts

Accord Mortgages is making a number of changes to its residential mortgage offering, with...

Equity loan provider sets sights on first-time buyer market

Mortgage lender Ahauz has launched today and will will lend first-time buyers an equity loan...

MBT Affordability provides Proportunity integration

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has integrated its MBT Affordability research platform with mortgage lender...

NatWest cuts rates by up to 84bps

NatWest has made a series of changes across its product portfolio for both new...

Dudley BS replaces 5-year fixed range with single 95% product

The Dudley Building Society has simplified its fixed rate product range by replacing it...

Wayhome begins property buying process

'Gradual homeownership' provider, Wayhome, has started buying homes after closing the initial phase of...

The Leeds receives First Homes scheme’s first application

The Leeds Building Society has received the first mortgage application under the government’s new...

The Skipton to offer 95% LTV on new builds

The Skipton Building Society is to enter the 95% loan to value new build...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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FCA warns of surge in impersonation scams as fraudsters target older victims

Almost 5,000 reports of fraudsters impersonating the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) were made in...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

Reward Funding passes lending milestone

Reward Funding has passed the £350m loan book milestone for the first time in...

London’s luxury lettings market surges 154% as wealthy tenants opt to rent

London’s prime lettings market has more than doubled in size during the first half...