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Secure Trust Bank backs Silcoms with £4.2m funding package

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided more than £4m in support of Silcoms...

L&G Mortgage Club adds Ecology Building Society to panel

L&G’s Mortgage Club has strengthened its green lending offering by adding Ecology Building Society...

Hanley Economic appoints new head of sales to develop its proposition

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Vanessa Hunt as its new head of sales...

RAW Capital Partners marks £200 million AUM milestone as lending growth accelerates

RAW Capital Partners has passed £200 million of assets under management, just four years...

Kennek joins BDLA as trade body expands technology partnerships

Technology firm kennek has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as an...

Clients seek reassurance amid Budget uncertainty

Consumers are placing growing value on financial advice as speculation ahead of the Budget...

Rise in weight loss treatment leads to new underwriting questions

UnderwriteMe has enhanced the question set on its Protection Platform to ensure the use...

Millions of UK adults at risk of financial hardship

Millions of UK adults are at risk of financial hardship in the event of...

The PT is dead. Long live the broker!

Did you know that every time a borrower approaches their bank directly, a mortgage...

Gatehouse trims rental rates on two-year buy-to-let plans for overseas investors

Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates on its two-year fixed term buy-to-let purchase plans...

Landlords warn tax rises could trigger fresh exodus from rental market

Buy-to-let landlords are expressing deep anxiety ahead of the 26 November Budget, fearing that...

Aspen backs developer’s revised scheme with £1.475m bridge to complete Staffordshire home

An experienced developer who altered plans mid-build to enhance the end value of a...

Equity release borrowers turn to property wealth to clear mortgages

New data from Key Advice suggests a marked shift in how older homeowners are...

Brightstar expands youth programme and bolsters national accounts team

The Brightstar Group is expanding its Young Learners Programme and has strengthened its national...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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