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Exeter’s Impaired Lives proposition available to Paradigm Protect

Paradigm Protect now has access to the Exeter’s new Impaired Lives proposition. An impaired life...

‘Silver spenders’ supporting UK output by £7bn

New research from Legal & General Home Finance and the Centre for Economics and...

TML hires key account manager for Scotland

Hanif Hussain has been appointed by The Mortgage Lender (TML) as key account manager...

Sard to chair UK Finance mortgage board

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Miguel Sard, Santander’s managing director of mortgages,...

SimplyBiz Group launches referral solutions for advisers

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the launch of SimplyRefer, a range of third party...

Annual house price growth rises to 3.2%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a "surprising" increase in the annual rate of...

The Bucks BS launches new broker online portal

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled its Broker Online system. The mutual said the launch...

Santander UK reports “solid performance for 2017”

In 2017, Santander UK's net mortgage lending was £0.6 billion, although its net lending...

Butterfield Mortgages hires relationship manager

Butterfield Mortgages Ltd (BML) has appointed Radhika Madar has joined BML as relationship manager. She...

L&G appoints mortgage club director

Legal & General has appointed Kevin Roberts as director of the Legal & General...

Another strong year for Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has reported a rise in business volumes in its core mortgage, life/protection and...

Key Partnerships hires BDM for Midlands

Gillian Roberts has been appointed as a business development manager (BDM) in the Midlands...

Accord reduces ICR for remortgaging landlords

Accord Buy To Let has reduced its minimum rental cover requirements for landlords wanting...

Together increases funding by £150m

Together has announced a further increase in its funding, with the issuance of £150m...

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...

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...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

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CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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