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Remortgage searches fall as April mortgage activity slows

Mortgage search activity fell sharply in April as the market lost momentum after stronger...

Mansfield raises credit repair LTV

Mansfield Building Society has increased the maximum loan-to-value on its Credit Repair Range from...

Atom points to growing near-prime hurdle for first-time buyers

First-time buyers with thin credit files or minor historic credit issues are becoming a...

The Buckinghamshire adds fixed rates to impaired credit ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages across...

The Buckinghamshire launches new discounted rate range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new discounted rate mortgage range, giving brokers greater...

Melton trims credit repair mortgage rates by up to 0.30%

Melton Building Society has reduced rates across its fixed-rate Credit Repair range for borrowers...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on...

The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...

Mortgage myths leaving many first-time buyers stuck on the sidelines

Millions of aspiring homeowners may be delaying plans to buy because of widespread misconceptions...

Vida ups LTV for debt consolidation and relaxes adverse criteria

Vida has introduced a series of changes across its specialist residential range, aimed at...

Kensington lowers rates across specialist residential ranges

Kensington Mortgages has reduced rates across its Resi 12 and Resi 6 ranges, lowering...

Pepper Money sharpens pricing with 5.09% limited edition remortgage fix

Pepper Money has introduced a 75% loan-to-value two-year fixed remortgage at 5.09% within its...

Norton Home Loans backs self-employed adverse borrower in Right to Buy purchase

Norton Home Loans has completed a £39,000 mortgage for a self-employed chef purchasing their...

The Vernon unveils credit repair mortgage range

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new Credit Repair mortgage range aimed at borrowers...

COMMENT

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...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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