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Paragon revamps second charge product range

Paragon has cut the interest rates on its second charge mortgage products. Aimed at prime...

The Hanley Economic extends RIO range into Scotland

The Hanley Economic Building Society has extended its range of retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgages...

Kensington exclusives for Legal & General Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club members now have access to six exclusive residential deals...

IGF client funds in use hit £100 million

Independent Growth Finance (IGF) has achieved £100 million client funds in use through funding UK...

Hope Capital extends availability of its 0.69% rate

Hope Capital has extended the time period that it is making its lowest ever...

Leek United appoints intermediary mortgages team manager

Leek United has appointed Laura Allcock as intermediary mortgages team manager. Allcock (pictured) has worked for...

Spicerhaart Corporate Sales partners with Responsible Life

Asset management firm Spicerhaart Corporate Sales has announced Responsible Life as its refinance partner...

Habito moves into buy-to-let lending

Online mortgage broker Habits has unveiled a range mortgages for individual landlords. The offering includes...

IMLA predicts a shrinking of PRS over next decade

A new report from the Intermediary Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed how the buy-to-let...

Landbay secures further £1 billion in funding

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has agreed a £1 billion deal with an institutional investor to...

Average gift to family with a lifetime mortgage up by almost £25k

Homeowners using a lifetime mortgage to financially support family members are releasing over £110,000,...

PRIMIS adds Source Insurance to GI panel

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has partnered with Source Insurance. Members of the network now have access...

Glenhawk appoints chief operating officer

Glenhawk has announced that former Morgan Stanley head of residential mortgage trading, Steven Khan,...

Simply secures £60m financing package

Asset finance provider Simply has received a £60m warehouse facility from Citi.  This arrangement will...

COMMENT

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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...

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