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Aspen raises maximum LTV and loan amount

Aspen Bridging ia increasing its maximum LTV to 75%, raising its top loan amount...

Mortgage Broker Tools partners with HLP

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has joined with HL Partnership to provide its members with...

The Nottingham reintroduces 80% LTV deals

The Nottingham is bringing 80% LTV mortgages back to its residential range, and can...

Nationwide unveils Covid-19 support package

The Nationwide Building Society is announcing a five-point support package designed to help protect...

Accord ups maximum buy-to-let LTV to 75%

Accord Buy To Let has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) for remortgage...

FCA proposes extension of mortgage holiday scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued proposals to extend the window for mortgage borrowers...

L&G urges customers with critical illness symptoms to seek medical advice

Legal & General has echoed the NHS’ call for people experiencing symptoms of a...

Uinsure extends up-front commission scheme

Uinsure has announced the extension of its C-19 initiative. In April, Uinsure launched its support...

Mint Bridging unveils new development products

Mint Bridging has introduced two new products designed for the building development market. For those...

Roma Finance joins Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist bridging, development and buy-to-let lender,...

AMI wants FCA to revise 2020 budgets

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has submitted its response to the FCA’s consultation...

Zephyr Homeloans restarts physical valuations

Zephyr Homeloans has become the latest lender to resume physical valuations following the removal...

Barclays reintroduces 85% LTV mortgages

Barclays Mortgages had made changes across its residential and Reward ranges, following the confirmation that...

Equity Release Supermarket expands free calculator functionality

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has expansion its customer-focussed online tools. ERS were the first broker...

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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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First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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