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West One unveils limited edition buy-to-let deals

West One has launched two limited edition buy-to-let products, available for standard and specialist landlords. All applications...

Society of Mortgage Professionals unveils Associate Firm programme

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has introduced an Associate Firm scheme to allow...

Mortgage Engine partners with Fluent Mortgages

Mortgage Engine has developed its API connection with Fluent Mortgages. The brokerage believes the technology could...

MCI Club expands later life lending panel

MCI Mortgage Club has added LiveMore Captial to its panel, extending its range of...

Aspen’s desktop valuation saves development exit

Aspen Bridging has completed a £150,000 development exit bridging loan on a remote property...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries unveils new large loan residential range

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries has launched a new large loan residential property range. The product...

LendInvest increases MUFB maximum loan size

LendInvest has raised the maximum loan size for MUFB properties to £3 million and...

Brightstar launches Track & Trace system

The Brightstar Group has introduced its own Track & Trace system which, alongside the...

Promise Money cuts second charge packaging fees

Promise Money has reduced its second charge packaging rates in move designed to help...

National Friendly sponsors virtual Memories by Moonlight

National Friendly is the sole sponsor of the very first virtual Memories by Moonlight...

End of furlough at Roma as Nick Jones starts commercial role

Roma Finance has welcomed Nick Jones as its new commercial director, while ending the...

Accord restarts lending to first-time landlords

Accord Buy To Let is now accepting applications from first-time landlords up to a...

Slice of luck as cheese firm secures £1.5m CLBILS loan

Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided Bradburys Cheese with a £1.5m loan from...

Connect expands GI panel with Ceta appointment

Connect Mortgages has appointed Ceta Insurance to its panel of general insurance providers. The Specialist...

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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...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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