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Barclays to cut residential and buy-to-let rates

Barclays is reducing rates on a range of residential and buy-to-let products tomorrow (Thursday...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs start to fall

Mortgage Brain’s latest quarterly product data analysis has revealed that while the buy-to-Let market...

SimplyBiz Mortgages in 360 Dotnet partnership

SimplyBiz Mortgages has partnered with 360 Dotnet to offer access to its practice management...

Landlords want fast track tribunal if Section 21 abolished

39% of landlords want the government to introduce a fast track housing tribunal if the...

New lender aims to halve secured loan completion time

Digital secured lender, Selina Finance has launched its flexible loan product with a promise...

Property listing website slammed for “misleading” ad

The website www.houser.co.uk, a property listing website, seen on 19 January 2019, featured a...

IMLA backs government proposals over new build leaseholds

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has welcomed changes proposed by the government to...

SmartSearch to offer business credit checks

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch is offering business credit checks through its online verification...

Mortgage brokers behind iPipeline business growth

iPipeline has reported another increase in total year on year new business growth through...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils specialist mortgage desk for members

JLM Mortgage Services has launched Master Private Finance, a new specialist mortgage desk exclusively...

TMA in second charge partnership with Paragon

TMA Club will be providing its members with access to a range of additional second...

Steve Griffiths to join The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has appointed Steve Griffiths as its sales director. Griffiths (pictured) will...

The Furness joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

The Furness Building Society has become the latest lender to join Legal & General...

Precise Mortgages: increasing need for top slicing

52% of landlords are using letting income to top up their earnings from a...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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 growth slows to 2.7%

Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.7% in May, down from 3.9% in...
Later Life

Home improvements remain leading reason for equity release

Home adaptations and improvements remained the most common reason for taking out a lifetime...
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TMG launches consumer advice business

TMG Mortgage Network has launched a consumer-facing business offering mortgage, protection and later life...
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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

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