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Leeds BS cuts buy-to-let stress rate

Leeds Building Society has reduced its stress rate on buy-to-let fixed rate deals for...

Suros Capital partners with IHT specialist

Luxury asset lender, Suros Capital, has added specialist inheritance tax and probate advisers, Provira,...

Second charge lender unveils new CEO

Spring Finance has revealed that Gavin Diamond will be joining as its new chief...

Tandem to provide second charge green discount

Digital bank Tandem has launched a new green product feature to its second charge...

Pepper Money reaches second charge milestone

Pepper Money has exceeded £1bn worth of loans on its second charge mortgage book. Breaking...

United Trust Bank passes £1 billion lending milestone

United Trust Bank (UTB) has passed the £1 billion mark in specialist mortgage lending. This...

Knowledge Bank & UTB create “industry-first” digital criteria guide

Knowledge Bank has teamed up with United Trust Bank (UTB) to create a bespoke...

Large numbers of non-vanilla customers being turned down for finance

44% of those traditionally underserved by high street lenders, including self-employed, those who have...

Broker searches being affected by cost of living crisis

Knowledge Bank has revealed that the cost of living crisis is impacting borrowers as...

Bluestone Mortgages updates complex credit criteria

Bluestone Mortgages has introduced criteria changes to support complex credit customers. The lender will now...

West One offers ‘first’ green second charge mortgage

West One Loans says it is the first lender to introduce a green second...

Shawbrook simplifies second charge mortgage proposition

Shawbrook has cut rates across its second charge mortgage offering. This change applies to products...

Profits up at Castle Trust Bank

Castle Trust Bank has reported pre-tax profits of £3.6m, up from £0.8m, for the financial...

Mortgage Advice Bureau to acquire Fluent Money Group

Mortgage Advice Bureau is to acquire approximately 75% of Project Finland Topco (Fluent Money...

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Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

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Prime London property prices record sharpest fall since 2019

Prime Central London property values slipped again in August, falling by 0.1%, with prices...

Fight or flight: £40k hit to house prices near Gatwick

House prices in parts of Surrey and West Sussex could fall by up to...

LiveMore appoints key account manager for the North

LiveMore, the later life mortgage lender, has appointed Phil Beswick as key account manager...

OneDome unveils broker network focused on growth and technology

OneDome has launched a new broker network, OneDome Growth Partners, aimed at supporting mortgage...