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Shawbrook adds to residential mortgages team

Shawbrook’s residential mortgages team has announced the appointment of Julia Dobell as business development...

Corporates succeeding while private landlords suffer

The typical buy-to-let investor will be lucky to generate annual returns above 2.5% for...

Masthaven revamps bridging offering

Masthaven has made major changes to its short-term lending offering to include reduced rates for...

Saffron cuts expat buy-to-let mortgage rate

The Saffron Building Society has introduced reduced rates and extended terms on its range...

Keystone unveils cashback purchase only product range

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new product range for buy-to-let purchase applications only. The...

Together joins Ingard’s lender panel

As part of its strategy to widen its distribution, Together has been added to...

Smartr365 appoints head of network and club relationships

Smartr365 has announced the appointment of Stephen Nobes as head of network and club relationships. Nobes...

Borrowers wasting money by not dealing with a broker

Legal & General Mortgage Club has claimed that thousands of borrowers could be missing...

Homeownership a pipedream for half of employees

47% of non-homeowning employees in the UK don’t believe they will ever be able...

Staycation growth good for landlords

17% of British holidaymakers are planning a staycation in the UK this year, according...

Leek United provides L&G Mortgage Club with 5-year exclusive

Leek United has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate mortgage for Legal & General...

Permitted development extension an opportunity for brokers

Oblix Capital has claimed that the government's announcement to extend permitted development rules, which...

L&G to sell GI business to Allianz

Legal & General Group Plc has agreed to sell its general insurance business to...

Nationwide reports slowing of house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained below 1%...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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