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Covid: short-term fall in borrowing by the over-55s expected

New research from more2life and Cebr has found that over-55s are expected to borrow £19bn...

Stamp duty holiday boosts Skipton BTL enquiries

Skipton International has already seen a significant increase in its buy-to-let mortgage enquiries since...

Landbay ups max lending limit and lowers rates

Landbay has increased its maximum loan sizes from £1m to £1.5m on all standard...

Bridging lenders positive about UK economy over long-term

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that its latest sentiment survey shows...

Landlords raising capital behind buy-to-let remortgage boost

Paragon Bank has stated that landlords raising capital contributed to an increase in the...

Advise Wise unveils exclusive membership programme

Advise Wise has launched Advise Wise Plus, an exclusive membership for select later life...

PropertyPal Mortgages partners with eKeeper

PropertyPal Mortgages, the mortgage arm of a property portal in Northern Ireland, has joined...

The Darlington unveils 90% LTV deal for local people

The Darlington Building Society has launched a new 90% loan to value (LTV) three-year fixed...

Virgin Money pilots first-time buyer purchase app

Virgin Money is trialling a new app designed to help first time buyers navigate...

F4B adds Hope Capital to panel

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has expanded its specialist lending panel with the addition of...

More2life resumes application-to-offer service promise

More2life has announced the return of its 14 working day service promise which will...

Decreasing instruction volumes “not yet cause for concern”

LMS has reported that the continued growth of instruction volumes it had seen in...

LV= improves cover for families

LV= has mace changes to the LV= Flexible Protection Plan, its menu-based approach to...

New chair at the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has announced the appointment of Peter Hubbard, the current chair...

COMMENT

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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