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Masthaven improves its long-term lending offering

Masthaven has made changes to its long-term lending product range with the launch of...

1st Stop Group passes lending milestone

1st Stop Group has revealed that its loan book has passed the £150 million...

PMS adds Paragon to second charge lender panel

PMS Mortgage club members now access to second charge mortgage plans from Paragon. Paragon offers...

FCA proposes cap on rent-to-own lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new proposals designed to protect millions of...

Paragon’s new mortgage lending up 23%

Paragon has reported that its total mortgage lending increased by 23% to £721 million...

West One makes key second charge criteria change

West One will now allow non buy-to-let income to be used towards the affordability...

Together reports record lending for Q1

Together has announced record levels of lending in its quarterly results to 31 March...

Having the time to be a better adviser

If I ask a roomful of advisers what takes up the majority of their...

Sharp fall in second charge mortgage lending

Second charge mortgage new business fell 10% by value and 13% by volume in...

Second charge repossessions remain low  

Latest figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number...

Vida extends second charge distribution

Vida Homeloans is extending distribution of its second charge mortgage range through master brokers....

Ocean Finance radio ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert for Ocean Finance. A radio ad...

Brightstar to host specialist lending workshops

Brightstar Financial is joining forces with a number of lenders to launch a series...

Promise to offer Vida second charges

Promise Specialist Lending has added Vida Homeloans to its second charge panel.   Vida’s criteria highlights...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

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...

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Property chief urges Reeves to prioritise housing reforms in Budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged to use next month’s Autumn Budget to deliver decisive...

Remortgage completions fall sharply as borrowers face higher payments

The number of remortgage completions fell by more than a quarter in August as...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an...

HMO market posts modest growth amid sharp regional contrasts

The number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in England has grown modestly over...