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Network reduces professional indemnity insurance excess

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reviewed the excess on its current professional indemnity...

Octane Capital hails ‘third generation’ deal

Octane Capital has partnered with boutique financial intermediary firm Mantra Capital to complete what...

18 FTBs a week being helped via equity release

Retirement Advantage has estimated that 18 first time buyers a week took a step...

L&G sponsors Alzheimer’s Research UK

Legal & General is supporting the launch of Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) second #ShareTheOrange...

Eastenders praised for tenancy deposit storyline

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has praised EastEnders on a recent storyline tackling issues faced...

Aldermore appoints commercial real estate director

Aldermore has announced the appointment of John Carter as commercial director within the commercial...

Garden property areas 42% better for house prices 

Areas across England with the most residential gardens are home to property prices 42%...

GI provider secures growth capital

General insurance product provider Uinsure has raised growth capital from Perwyn.   North West based Uinsure...

UTB reveals 2017 broker promotion winner

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced that the winner of its 2017 ‘Taste of...

7-2 BoE vote to hold Bank Rate

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted by a margin of seven...

Wider adviser engagement needed for second charges

The latest second charge figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a welcome...

Barclays Mortgages improves income multiple criteria

Barclays Mortgages is increasing the maximum income multiples for people earning up to £50,000. The...

New BTL remortgages from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a 1.94% two-year fix for buy-to-let remortgages at 65% loan...

8% growth for second charge market

There was £76 million of second charge mortgage new business in January, a trade body...

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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Japanese knotweed ‘knocks £21.4bn off UK housing market’

Japanese knotweed is wiping an estimated £21.4 billion from UK property values, with more...

Fleet Mortgages names new managing director

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Nicola Richardson as its new managing director. Richardson (pictured) has been...

The Monmouthshire goes live with Phoebus mortgage servicing system

Monmouthshire Building Society has gone live with Phoebus to support mortgage account servicing as...

NatWest completes first PEXA remortgage in two working days

NatWest has completed its first remortgage transaction through PEXA’s digital property completion platform within...

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