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Clydesdale Bank improves 85% & 90% LTV criteria

Clydesdale Bank has made changes to its 85% and 90% LTV lending criteria, in...

The Mansfield back to 95% LTV lending

The Mansfield Building Society is offering three new fixed rates, including a 95% house...

Virgin Money unveils 5-15 year 95% LTV fixed rates

Virgin Money has launched three new 95% loan to value (LTV) residential mortgages under...

Accord Mortgages adds improved 95% LTV deals to range

Accord Mortgages has unveiled two new two-year fixed rate 95% loan to value (LTV)...

The Beverley BS unveils 90% LTV mortgage

The Beverley Building Society has launched a two-year, fixed rate deal at 2.99% at...

MCI appoints the Darlington to panel

The Darlington Building Society has joined the lender panel of MCI Mortgage Club. The society...

New 95% LTV deals from Platform

Platform has become the latest lender to announce its move back into the 95%...

New Vida deals for borrowers with smaller deposits

Vida has introduced limited edition 85% LTV two-year and five-year fixed rates to its...

The Nottingham moves back into 95% LTV space

The Nottingham has re-entered 95% LTV residential lending. The building society is offering a five-year...

The Dudley launches large loan product

The Dudley Building Society has launched a new product to cater for larger loan...

Virgin Money to lend 95% LTV up to £600k in government scheme

Virgin Money has provided details of its participation in the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme. Its range...

NatWest to cut rates by up to 34bps

NatWest is changing mortgage rates on products for new and existing customers. These changes include...

Foundation unveils 90% LTV residential deals

Foundation Home Loans has introduced a new range of residential products. The new F1...

Metro Bank launches five-year 95% LTV deal

Metro Bank has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate 95% LTV residential mortgage product. The...

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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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Carlyle to acquire intelliflo from Invesco in $200m deal

Global investment group Carlyle has agreed to acquire intelliflo, the London-based provider of cloud-based...

LMS becomes affiliate member of the Conveyancing Association

The Conveyancing Association has welcomed LMS as its newest affiliate member, marking a formal...

Molo cuts UK resident buy-to-let rates

Molo has reduced its standard buy-to-let fixed rates for UK resident landlords. The changes mean...

Jitty launches mortgage-linked budget calculator with L&C

Jitty, the AI-driven homebuying platform, has teamed up with L&C Mortgages to launch what...