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The Mortgage Lender simplifies portfolio buy-to-let underwriting

The Mortgage Lender has joined up with eTech to simplify portfolio buy-to-let underwriting for...

The Leeds cuts selected buy-to-let fixed rates

The Leeds Building Society has reduced rates on selected two and five year buy-to-let...

Connect for Intermediaries unveils its first academy

Connect for Intermediaries is holding its first academy for trainee mortgage brokers this week. It...

Lack of retirement funding knowledge amongst over-55s

The majority of workers over 55 aren’t aware of the different options for funding...

46 FTBs per week helped by equity release: Canada Life

Family members taking out equity release helped 46 first-time buyers a week onto the...

30% rise in arrears under ‘no deal’ Brexit: Kensington

Mortgage arrears would increased by 30% over the next three years in the event...

PMS and Sesame report highest mortgage volumes in a decade

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has revealed that combined mortgage completions in 2018 through its...

Openwork Academy celebrates 2019 graduates

Openwork has welcomed the first graduates of the year from its Openwork Academy with...

OneSavings Bank in takeover talks with Charter Court

The Boards of Charter Court and OneSavings Bank (OSB) have confirmed that they are...

Signature appoints relationship manager

Signature Private Finance has appointed Amanda Meadows as its new relationship manager, with primary...

BEP Systems tech to be used by the Market Harborough

BEP Systems is to provide the Market Harborough Building Society with customer lending solutions...

Second charge volumes up by 18% in January

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that the second charge mortgage market...

London rents up 4% year-on-year

HomeLet’s February Rental Index has revealed that rents in the UK rose by 3.8%...

Financial Ombudsman Service award limit hike confirmed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service will soon...
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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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