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Tapping into the specialist lending market

Demand for specialist mortgages has risen significantly over the last few years as a...

West One joins L&C’s residential and BTL panels

West One Loans has been added to London & Country Mortgages’ (L&C) panel of...

Bluestone makes wholesale rate reductions

Bluestone Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its whole product range. Cuts have been made...

The Mansfield cuts specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has lowered the rates on its Credit Repair and Versatility mortgage...

Kensington Mortgages unveils five-year ‘Step Down’ deal

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new ‘Step Down’ five-year fixed rate mortgage, which is...

Atom bank cuts near prime and prime rates

Atom bank has announced rate reductions across its Near Prime and Prime product ranges. ...

Pepper Money cuts rates by up to 20bps

Pepper Money has announced price reductions of 20 basis points (bps) across its complete...

Norton Home Loans unveils new Optimal deals and cuts rates

Norton Home Loans has introduced two new Optimal plans on its first and second...

Helping the increasing number of people with credit issues

People’s personal finances have taken a battering in recent years, thanks to Covid and...

Q&A: Richard Harrison, Atom bank

BestAdvice fires the questions at Richard Harrison, head of mortgages, Atom bank. BestAdvice (BA): You...

LiveMore ups max loan and allows more adverse

LiveMore has increased the maximum loan value across its core range of products from...

Credit scoring vs credit checking in a tougher market

Understanding the fundamental differences between a credit score and a credit check and how...

Atom bank improves criteria for near prime offering

Atom bank has made changes to its Near Prime criteria. Unsatisfied registered defaults are now...

Atom bank cuts rates and launches near prime deals

Atom bank is reducing the interest rates on its Near Prime range. Rates are reducing...

COMMENT

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Latest news

Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now....

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

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