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Hampshire Trust cuts BTL/HMO five-year rate

Hampshire Trust Bank’s commercial mortgages team has reduced its remortgage buy-to-let and house in...

Half a million households at risk of negative equity

Computershare Loan Services has warned that a fall in the average UK house price of...

L&G unveils winners of Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has announced the winners of its seventh annual Business Quality Awards (BQAs)....

Reward Finance adds four to team

Reward Finance Group has appointed four new people, having doubled its headcount to 20 in...

House price falls in London, South East and North East

January 2018 saw house prices continue to fall in London, where prices have been...

Illegal money lender receives jail sentence

Dharam Prakash Gopee was sentenced on Friday to three and a half years imprisonment...

Together partners with Legal & General

Together has joined up with Legal & General as it continues to expand its...

Gross mortgage lending down at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a fall in gross mortgage lending and market...

Keystone hires business managers for the North

Keystone Property Finance has appointed Sara Finlay-Hudson and Gary Dean to its business development...

Right Mortgage & Protection unveils later life lending network

The Right Mortgage & Protection network has launched its Later Life Lending Network, specialising...

Illegal money lender to be sentenced today

Dharam Prakash Gopee has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of acting as...

Knowledge Bank offers second charge criteria search

Criteria search system Knowledge Bank has announced a partnership with Loans Warehouse. Master broker Loans Warehouse...

Together and Brightstar provide a seven-day mortgage

Together and mortgage distributer Brightstar Financial have joined forces to provide a residential remortgage...

Earlier than expected rate rises on the cards

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted unanimously to...

COMMENT

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...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

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Homebuying delays deter two thirds from moving again, OPDA says

Two thirds of recent home movers say the experience of buying or selling a...

Knight Frank cuts 2026 forecast as conflict hits sentiment and rates

Knight Frank, the London-headquartered global property consultancy and estate agent, has downgraded its near-term UK...

Mortgage mental health walk hits capacity as 72 sign up

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter has confirmed its 2026 Walk and Talk event is now...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

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

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