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Accord offers broker online review service

Accord Mortgages has introduced a new online review generator with the aim of helping...

LendInvest improves proc fees for NACFB brokers

LendInvest is offering NACFB-registered brokers an enhanced procurement fee for its bridging product. The lender's...

The Hanley Economic extends 95% LTV new build offering

The Hanley Economic Building Society has extended the LTV on new build houses and...

TMA appoints key account manager

TMA Mortgage Club has announced the appointment of John Wilson as a field based key...

Leek United doubles mortgage offer period

Leek United has doubled the offer period on its mortgages from three months to six...

The Loughborough BS adds Fresh Start to range

The Loughborough Building Society has now added Fresh Start to its Deposit Guarantee mortgage schemes. Fresh Start has...

VIBE Finance selects OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by specialist brokerage VIBE Finance. The newly launched directly...

The Mansfield unveils expat buy-to-let deal

The Mansfield Building Society has launched an expat buy-to-let mortgage. It is initially available through...

Skipton extends new build mortgage offers

The Skipton Building Society is extending the term for new build mortgage offers. The mutual...

Oblix Capital provides £5.63m bridge facility

Oblix Capital has provided a £5.63m refurbishment bridging loan on a contemporary development in Newbury. The...

The Leeds improves new build service offering

The Leeds Building Society is improving its service for new build home buyers and...

The Ipswich revamps BTL and credit repair ranges

The Ipswich Building Society has added two new products to its buy-to-let range and...

L&G updates TrainSMART e-learning software

Legal & General has announced an update to its 2017 TrainSMART programme. It is a...

The Marsden cuts 125bps off buy-to-let offering

The Marsden Building Society has relaunched its buy-to-let product range, reducing rates by up to...

COMMENT

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...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Latest news

Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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