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Catalyst ups bridging LTVs

Catalyst Property Finance has made changes to its bridging lending criteria. The criteria changes are...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with Eligible

SimplyBiz Mortgages' members can now get three months free access to Eligible's personalised client...

The Swansea unveils enhanced mortgage for keyworkers 

The Swansea Building Society has added key workers from a range of sectors to...

Majority of regions seeing strengthening yields

Fleet Mortgages has launched the third iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q3 rental...

Pure Retirement launches new servicing resources

Pure Retirement has introduced new customer-facing literature, designed to keep its account holders informed...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates

Zephyr Homeloans has reduced rates for standard and specialist buy-to-let products. The specialist buy-to-let lender's...

Glenhawk unveils free valuation offer

Specialist property lender Glenhawk has launched a free valuation offering. It also does not...

Landbay partners with Primis 

Buy-to-let lender, Landbay, has announced a partnership with Primis Mortgage Network. Primis’ brokers and their...

Vida pulls selection of products

Vida has made temporary changes to its product range in order to deal with...

Effects of stamp duty holiday being seen in house price data

On average, house prices in England and Wales increased 0.7% in September, according to...

Average maximum loan decreased in September

September saw the average maximum loan size available to remortgage clients and home movers...

Covid: first time buyers more determined than ever

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the resolve of first-time buyers to strengthen, according to...

Only half of over-55s say their home isn’t suitable for future care

A new report has found that the majority of over 55s believe their current...

New home finance hire for Canada Life

Canada Life has appointed Jon Dunckley to the new role of proposition development manager...

COMMENT

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

Buyers are already reacting to a Budget nobody has written

Andy Burnham ruled out changes to stamp duty on 27 July, a week into the job and days after reports that the government was...

The tech question is how, not if, we can use it

Recent adviser research from Nottingham Building Society underlines the appetite for greater use of technology across the mortgage process. The vast majority (89%) of...

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Latest news

Nationwide trims fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.19 points

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage customers...

Walbrook launches mortgage adviser apprenticeship pathway

Walbrook Institute London has expanded its apprenticeship offering with a new Level 3 pathway...

Mortgage Advice Bureau combines new-build businesses under Meridian Group

Mortgage Advice Bureau has completed the integration of three specialist new-build mortgage businesses into...

UTB restores 90% LTV second charge lending and cuts rates

United Trust Bank has reintroduced residential second charge lending at up to 90% loan-to-value...

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