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Buckinghamshire BS launches new fee-free shared ownership offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new shared ownership proposition with rates cut by...

Hanley Economic BS unveils two-year fee-free shared ownership fix

Hanley Economic Building Society has announced the launch of a fee-free two-year fixed rate...

Tandem Bank ups support for self-employed

Tandem Bank has announced its move to increase the LTV for self-employed clients from...

I don’t expect large house price fluctuations in either direction

As I write this, the Rightmove asking house price index has just been published,...

Missed opportunity for modular housing?

The UK’s modular housing sector has been dealt a blow with the news Legal...

Leeds adds 95% LTV cashback mortgage to range

Leeds Building Society has added a new mortgage with cashback to its higher loan...

Bevan Money applies for banking licence

Bevan Money has submitted its application for a banking licence. The business plans to...

Reliance Bank improves shared ownership and key worker propositions

Reliance Bank has increased its LTV banding from 90% to 95% LTV percentage share...

Mortgage Brain to host free complex affordability masterclass with Accord Mortgages

Mortgage Brain has partnered with Accord Mortgages to host the next free webinar in...

Rightmove: new sellers responding to improving market

Rightmove has reported that the average price of property coming to the market rose...

100% LTV mortgages will never be mass-market products

It’s fair to say the media has been dominated recently by talk of 100%...

Flexible approach to JBSP can open doors for borrowers

There is no question that things remain challenging for those hoping to purchase a...

Equity release could cut English FTB mortgage term by eight years

With 19% of equity release customers using all or part of their funds to...

IFAs concerned over 100% LTV mortgages

New research from global research and insights agency Opinium reveals that nearly two thirds...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost?...

MIMHC makes final call as charity lunch nears capacity

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has made a final call for industry...

Virgin Money to move eligible product transfers to Nationwide from October

Virgin Money is changing its residential product transfer process, with some customers whose deals...

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

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