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Nationwide For Intermediaries ups minimum income requirement for Helping Hand

Nationwide For Intermediaries has increased the sole applicant minimum income for its Helping Hand...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts BTL & residential rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a selection of residential and buy-to-let fixed rates by...

Regulatory reform: a boost for borrowers or a risky move?

Over the festive period, the government reached out to financial regulators, including the FCA,...

Combined salary averages in 2024 mortgage searches up 9.52% YOY

Twenty7tec has reported a year-on-year rise in mortgage searches of 7.96% across 2024. The first...

Growth in mortgage and rental spending slows

The latest Barclays Property Insights report has revealed that rent and mortgage spending increased...

HSBC makes residential mortgage cuts

HSBC is making reductions across its residential mortgage product ranges on Monday 13 January. The...

Vida introduces ‘3 & Easy’ range of 97% LTV mortgages

Vida Homeloans has launched a new range of residential mortgage products at 97% loan...

Gen H cuts rates by up to 22bps

Gen H has made a series of mortgage rate reductions. The lower rates are designed...

UTB adds 90% specialist fixes to product offering

United Trust Bank Mortgages has added a range of 90% loan to value (LTV)...

Virgin Money introduces new fee-saver mortgages

Virgin Money is adding new mortgage products and withdrawing existing deals. The lender is making...

Leeds Building Society makes new year mortgage rate cuts

Leeds Building Society has made reductions of up to 21 basis points (bps) on...

Twenty7tec unveils 2025 Adviser Playbook

Twenty7tec is providing mortgage brokers with insight into when they are most busy and...

Broker sees 20% rise in FTB enquiries year-on-year

Mojo Mortgages has published an overview of the key trends and insights that shaped...

Gen H reaches profitability

Gen H has announced that it has achieved its first ever monthly profit in...

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Remortgage options grow for pound-for-pound landlord borrowers

With many thousands of landlords set to come off two and five-year fixed rates in 2025 it makes more sense than ever to reach...

What, me? Standing out in a crowded market

The mortgage market is changing. It’s more competitive, more complex and more client-focused than ever before. But it’s not just client needs that are evolving,...

Food for thought for those not selling mortgage protection

Networks have told me that only one-in-four mortgages arranged are safeguarded by mortgage protection plans. This is poor and worse, from what I hear,...

Buy-to-let market could be mere months away from seismic shift

As the Renters Reform Bill works its way through parliament there should be much to engage advisers’ landlord borrower clients, and a lot of...

How a JBSP mortgage can help boost affordability

With the average house price in the UK nearing £300,000, affordability remains a sticking point for many prospective homebuyers, particularly those trying to buy...

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FCA to launch live AI testing service to support safe innovation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to launch a live artificial intelligence...

Manchester Building Society unveils vision for King Street flagship branch

Manchester Building Society has released the first images of its new King Street branch...

Stonebridge and Matt Clarke Mortgage Services renew long-term partnership

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and protection network, has strengthened its relationship with Matt Clarke...

Inspired Lending expands with lending manager hire

Inspired Lending has appointed Nathan Wilson as lending manager as the business looks to...
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