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MTF appoints Gareth Lewis

Gareth Lewis, previously director of bridging at Precise Mortgages has joined short-term finance lender,...

NatWest increases number of residential rates

NatWest has made rate changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and...

New fixed rate options from the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society is offering new mortgage products. This mutual says its mortgage options...

Accord: momentum growing in portfolio landlord market

Accord has reported that applications from landlords with four or more properties equalling a...

Kensington launches limited company BTL offering

Kensington Mortgages is now offering mortgages for limited company buy-to-let customers. The new offering to...

Pepper UK to enter Greek market

Pepper UK has acquired NAI Hellas/AVENT S.A, a specialist firm of commercial property advisers...

The Leeds unveils new two-year deals

The Leeds Building Society has added new two-year fixed rate mortgages to its range. New...

The Ipswich BS improves self-build criteria

The Ipswich Building Society has adapted its self-build lending criteria to accept modern methods...

Octane Capital in £8.5m exit deal

Octane Capital has provided an £8.5m development exit loan to a client of RHL. The loan...

InterBay joins with TMA to provide new club partnership

InterBay Commercial, part of OneSavings Bank plc (OSB), has launched a new club partnership...

The Right DA Club unveils compliance packages

The Right DA Club, the directly authorised arm of The Right Mortgage Ltd, has...

Vida broadens buy-to-let expat criteria

Vida Homeloans has widened its buy-to-let expat criteria and will now lend to existing...

Regulator to provide industry update at FSE Manchester

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be providing its first update to the industry...

Gordon Rae joins The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender has announced that Gordon Rae has joined it as business development manager...

COMMENT

Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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YBS Commercial trims buy-to-let rates and adds two-year fixes

YBS Commercial Mortgages has reduced rates across its buy-to-let range while introducing new two-year...

GB Bank chief exec to step down after return to profit

GB Bank chief executive Mike Says is to retire from the role at the...

Ampla Finance adds three hires to support introducers

Ampla Finance has appointed three staff across marketing and growth roles as it looks...

FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on whether annual percentage rates remain the...

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