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Rise in number of loans to small deposit borrowers

There were 66,350 mortgages approved in January 2019, according to seasonally adjusted figures from E.surv. The...

Broker market share will increase in 2019: IMLA

IMLA has predicted that total gross mortgage lending, loans for house purchase and remortgaging...

First-time buyers stop ‘chasing the market’

Gatehouse Bank has reported that there has been a collapse in the appetite of first-time...

Nationwide reports sharp rise in net mortgage lending

In its latest interim statement, the Nationwide Building Society has reported a rise in...

Oxford is the UK’s least affordable city

Lloyds Bank has found that city house prices in the UK have outpaced earnings...

Barclays’ Green Home Mortgage adds eight house-builders

Barclays Mortgages has made changes to a number of products within its 95% LTV (including...

No FTB deposit required with new Lloyds mortgage

The new Lloyds Bank Lend a Hand mortgage removes the need for a deposit...

New higher LTV deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has reduced rates on selected high loan to value (LTV) fixed rate...

Platform cuts rates on all 95% LTV deals

Platform has reduced interest rates on all 95% LTV mortgages by up to 0.10...

Accord Mortgages increases maximum LTV

Accord Mortgages is extending its remortgaging options up to 95% LTV. From tomorrow (22 January)...

November rise in first-time buyer numbers

UK Finance has reported that there were 36,200 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Fintech supports generation rent onto property ladder

Deposit saving platform StepLadder has launched a solution for first-time buyers across the UK,...

Accord improves 95% LTV offering

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates on its high loan to value (LTV) mortgages and...

The Nottingham hikes 95% LTV maximum borrowing limit to £500k

The Nottingham Building Society has increased its maximum loan size from £275,000 to £500,000...

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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...

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...

Economic uncertainty weighing on business borrowers

Taken as a whole, Atom bank’s SME Pulse for Q2 shows the current robust health of demand in the commercial market. Around 95% of the...

Right of Light risks: a looming shadow over construction projects

Gone are the days when a Right of Light infringement could be swiftly dealt with by simply taking out an indemnity insurance policy. Specialists used...

Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

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Broker confidence holds steady as mortgage market cools

Confidence among mortgage brokers held firm in the second quarter of the year despite...

The Suffolk cuts expat mortgage rates amid rising demand

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates across its expat mortgage range, with reductions of...

ModaMortgages unveils eight new limited edition deals

ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let range by launching eight limited edition products at 80%...

Aspen completes £1.57m fast-track deal for repeat investor

Aspen Bridging has completed a £1,575,000 no-valuation bridge in under two weeks for a...