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Pepper Money offers Summer Special promo

Pepper Money has cut most of its residential and buy-to-let rates as it introduces...

Just Mortgages unveils digital and social media solution to brokers

Just Mortgages is providing employed and self-employed brokers a digital and social media solution...

New BDM for Leek United

Leek United has appointed Deb Bree as business development manager (BDM). Bree (pictured) previously spent five...

Regulatory bodies “costing homebuyers thousands”

Property measurement business Spec has called for a significant shake-up of the UK regulatory...

Uinsure launches first phase of ‘Zero Questions Asked’ quotes

Uinsure has introduced the first phase of its ‘Zero Questions Asked’ general insurance (GI)...

Broker calls for streamlined application processes

Specialist mortgage broker CLS Money wants lenders to streamline the process between application and...

21% increase in BTL product availability over past year

The number of buy-to-let products available, currently 2,396 products, is the highest on record...

The Nationwide doubles length of remortgage offer period

The Nationwide Building Society is extending the period of time a remortgage offer is...

Spencer Gale joins Axis Bank

Axis Bank UK has announced the appointment of Spencer Gale as key account manager. Gale...

Broker Conveyancing appoints Midlands area director

Broker Conveyancing has announced several new hires, promotions and an ongoing recruitment drive. Following a...

LendInvest completes £259m securitisation

LendInvest has securitised £259 million of UK prime buy-to-let mortgage loans in an oversubscribed RMBS...

Foundation unveils new five-year BTL remortgage deal

Foundation Home Loans has reported a significant increase in both portfolio landlord and limited...

Paradigm to hold DA transition event in Manchester

Paradigm Mortgage Services is holding a Direct Authorisation (DA) Transition workshop in Manchester in July. Following...

Second charge volumes continue to rise

The Finance & Leasing Association has reported that second charge mortgage market volumes were...

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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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Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

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

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM)...

Conveyancing costs hold at 0.53% of house prices

Conveyancing costs remained unchanged as a proportion of UK house prices during the year...

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...

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