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Accord increases term limits

Accord Mortgages has changed its maximum term of 40 years and extended the age...

Skipton International ups potential borrowing levels

Skipton International has made a criteria change which allows overseas resident buy-to-let investors to...

Estate agents expect first-time buyer sales growth to continue

NAEA Propertymark has reported that the number of sales made to first-time buyers increased...

New Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has introduced its new Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor proposition for...

Commercial landlords reveal areas for opportunity in UK

Commercial landlords believe the North of England and the East Midlands will provide the...

Majority unsure what remortgaging means

The term ‘remortgaging’ is widely misunderstood, with three in five people unsure of its...

Glenhawk appoints group treasurer

Glenhawk has revealed that Daron Kularatnam, formerly of Investec Bank and then Belmont Green...

Positive Lending places milestone bridging case with Precise

Master broker and packager Positive Lending has placed its 1,000 bridging loan case with...

BoE: continued stability in mortgage market

The Bank of England has reported that net mortgage borrowing by households was little...

LendInvest joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added LendInvest to its lender panel. Member firms are now able...

Paragon: landlords are feeling bruised

Landlords operating in the East Midlands are the most optimistic about the future prospects...

Newcastle Intermediaries makes buy-to-let rate reductions

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates on its buy-to-let range by up to 0.16 percentage...

Over one-third of adults have missed a payment

39% of British adults have missed more than one credit payment, according to research...

0.2% month-on-month rise in house prices

The Nationwide Building Society has reported little change in UK house price growth in...
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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Rayner rules out rent controls

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Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...
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Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...
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Four in five first-time buyers say schools failed to teach mortgage basics

Almost four in five UK first-time buyers believe their education failed to prepare them...

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