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Masthaven improves its long-term lending offering

Masthaven has made changes to its long-term lending product range with the launch of...

Rebrand for The Mortgage Lender

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has launched a new brand promoting 'lifestyle lending.' Its new...

1st Stop Group passes lending milestone

1st Stop Group has revealed that its loan book has passed the £150 million...

CYBG improves offer for Virgin Money

CYGB, the owner of Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank, has made a revised proposal...

Pensioners ‘earning’ £7k a year from their homes

The average over-65 homeowner has seen property wealth gains worth £159,000, the equivalent of...

Halifax extends £1k cashback offer

Halifax is extending its £1,000 cashback to remortgage customers who complete on a qualifying...

Pair of new BDMs for Oblix Capital

Oblix Capital has appointed two new business development managers (BDMs) to improve its presence across...

Trading and property allowances “beneficial” but have pitfalls

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has said that while it is encouraging...

PMS adds Paragon to second charge lender panel

PMS Mortgage club members now access to second charge mortgage plans from Paragon. Paragon offers...

Rise in number of landlords quitting rental market

ARLA Propertymark has revealed that in April, letting agents saw the highest number of...

Very slight rise in average rental price in Scotland

Your Move Scotland's tracker for April has found that the Scottish rental market continues...

Only man on shortlist gets MPC role

The Treasury has announced the appointment of Professor Jonathan Haskel as an external member...

Precise offers semi-exclusive BTL mortgage

Paradigm Mortgage Services has revealed that it has access to a semi-exclusive buy-to-let product...

Hampshire Trust Bank unveils new LTVs, rates and loan sizes

Hampshire Trust Bank has increased the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and reduced the rates on...
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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...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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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...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

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