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Landlords fixing for longer following PRA changes

Research from Commercial Trust has indicated that landlords have switched to a longer-term approach...

New buy-to-let range from Accord

Accord Buy To Let has reduced rates and added an additional £250 cashback on...

Landbay to increase headcount by 70%

Landbay has reported its strongest quarter to date and revealed plans to increase headcount...

Invoice finance continues to set new records

New figures released by UK Finance show that the balance of pure invoice finance...

Last time buyers’ housing wealth to pass £1 trillion during 2018

Last Time Buyers now own £938bn of UK housing stock and will reach the £1...

Over 90,000 sales of land and property in England & Wales in March

The Land Registry has published Price Paid Data for March 2018. It includes details of more...

Foundation Home Loans updates residential mortgage offering

Foundation Home Loans has upgraded its residential product line, with the introduction of a...

Openwork agrees deal with Criteria Hub

Criteria Hub has signed an agreement with Openwork, to provide the network's advisers with...

VitalityLife makes improvements to Serious Illness Cover

VitalityLife’s Serious Illness Cover offering has been improved, with new conditions added, existing definitions...

Accord Mortgages expands underwriting team

Accord Mortgages is expanding its underwriting team with up to 25 new members of...

Belmont Green Finance completes second securitisation

Belmont Green has completed a £308m UK mortgage-backed securitisation led by NatWest Markets and...

Scottish Widows hires protection director

Scottish Widows has appointed Gary Burchett to the role of protection director. He will have...

Halifax Intermediaries unveils £1k cashback offer

Halifax Intermediaries has launched a £1,000 cashback offer #100for first-time buyers and home movers.  The...

Criteria Hub sees evidence of increasing older life mortgage activity

Criteria Hub has published the top threesearches made by criteria broker users in residential...

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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