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Clever Lending added to Family BS panel

Clever Lending has been selected by the Family Building Society as a packager for...

SimplyBiz Group reveals Advice Show line up

SimplyBiz Group is to host a mortgage, general insurance and protection focussed online broadcast of...

Coventry for Intermediaries makes buy-to-let fixed rate cuts

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut rates across its two, three and five-year fixed buy-to-let...

HMOs providing highest average rental yields

Landlords running portfolios comprising houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFB)...

Average rents outside London still rising

The latest Landbay Rental Index has revealed that the average rent for a property in England...

Home renovation mishaps for one in seven adults

14% of adults in the UK have faced a home improvement mishap within the last...

FCA calls for more help for ‘mortgage prisoners’

In its newly published interim report into the mortgage market, the Financial Conduct Authority...

Aldermore backs refrigeration firm in £2m deal

Aldermore has provided a £2m bulk invoice discounting facility to Capital Cooling Refrigeration Limited,...

Thistle Finance partners with currency firm

Packager Thistle Finance has partnered with global currency firm Mercury FX to offer UK...

Castle Trust appoints managing director for mortgages

Barry Searle, Castle Trust’s chief operating officer (COO), is to become its new managing director...

Completions up 20% at PMS and Sesame

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have reported that combined mortgage completions increased by...

Underwriting most important consideration for protection advisers

Defaqto has published a review of the service provided by protection providers as rated...

One-third of adults in drawdown have never invested before

32% of people using drawdown to fund their retirement have no investment experience, yet...

L&G reveals 2017 group protection claim figures

Legal & General paid 2,614 group protection claims in 2017. The claims were worth a...

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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FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

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

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

Vernon partners with FintechOS on mortgage platform upgrade

Vernon Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to support investment in a unified mortgage...

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