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Insurance firm boss fined £470k

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Decision Notices in respect of One Call...

Vantage Finance acquired by Enra Group 

Enra Group has announced the acquisition of master broker Vantage Finance. The Vantage operation will...

New First Start rates from Bank of Ireland UK

Bank of Ireland UK has just launched a new product range with First Start...

The Mansfield unveils Family Buy to Let deal at 100% ICR

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new Family Buy to Let mortgage that enables...

This Secret Room In Mount Rushmore Is Having A Moment

Intro text we refine our methods of responsive web design, we’ve increasingly focused on...

M&S Bank unveils first mortgage range

M&S Bank has launched its first mortgage range, with fixed and tracker options available...

Barclays Mortgages cuts fixed rates

Barclays Mortgages has reduced rates on some of its most popular residential mortgage deals. The...

Tenant demand at lowest level in five years

BM Solutions' latest quarterly index has revealed that landlord confidence ended 2017 low but relatively...

Two-year fixes bounce back in popularity

LMS has reported that demand for two-year fixed deals increased for the first time...

Together bridges funding gap in 48 hours

Together and Crystal Specialist Finance have provided a short-term loan of £102,600 when the...

Trussle introduces mortgage monitoring service

Online broker Trussle is offering a mortgage monitoring service to all UK homeowners. The free service continually...

Kensington and New Street Mortgages launch in Scotland

Kensington and New Street Mortgages are launching in Scotland.  Initially this will be a limited...

InterBay Commercial revamps product offering

InterBay Commercial has announced rate changes across the majority of its long term loan...

Gross mortgage lending up 1.2% year-on-year

UK Finance has reported that gross mortgage lending in December 2017 is estimated 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...

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...

Latest news

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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