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Record year of lending for the Dudley BS

The Dudley Building Society has reported record volumes of lending of £92.6m in 2018/19,...

Optimum Credit increases prime second charge LTV to 100%

Optimum Credit is increasing the maximum loan to value (LTV) available on its Prime...

Purchase approvals up but remortgaging down

UK Finance has reported that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in May...

Fleet Mortgages cuts rates and simplifies offering

Fleet Mortgages has introduced rate cuts for specific standard, limited company and HMO products. It...

Three new high LTVs deals from the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched three new mortgages for borrowers with small deposits. Longer-term...

Later life advisers should assess clients’ vulnerability

Advisers have a duty of care to assess the potential vulnerability of later life...

OneFamily appoints BDM for the North West

OneFamily has appointed Donna Johnson as a business development manager (BDM) in its adviser...

Confidence in the specialist lending market continues to rise

Masthaven Bank's latest Broker Beat report has found that 73% of intermediaries working in...

Signature hits £100m lending target

Signature Private Finance has revealed its has reached the £100m lending target set by...

The Marsden makes widespread fixed rate cuts

The Marsden Building Society has reduced fixed rate mortgages across its full product range...

Sharp rise in HMO purchase interest

Paragon has reported that larger scale landlords are continuing to make targeted investments to...

The Leeds extends maximum ages for borrowers

The Leeds Building Society has extended the maximum ages across its mortgage range. It will...

BoE to present at MBE London

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) London will feature a keynote presentation by the Bank...

Just Mortgages expects 500 self-employed brokers by 2022

Just Mortgages is set to have 240 brokers in its self-employed division by January...
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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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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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Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...
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Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...
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Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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