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Ferguson joins West One Loans for first charge BTL launch

West One Loans has unveiled a range of first charge buy-to-let mortgage products. The range...

The Hanley Economic ups lending levels on flats

The Hanley Economic Building Society will now accept applications on flats situated up to...

Not reading policies widespread among consumers

New research has reported that 39% admit to not reading the policy on their...

PMS and Sesame launch new build helpdesk

In a move designed to help advisers working in the new build sector, PMS...

Hope Capital introduces its lowest ever rates

Bridging lender Hope Capital has launched its lowest ever interest rate for June. Rates on...

House-building continuing to be outpaced by population growth

House building is failing to keep pace with population growth in Britain’s fastest growing...

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...

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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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