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‘Full’ digital conveyancing one step closer

Changes to Land Registration rules announced today (23 January) will mean the UK is moving closer...

The Skipton makes cuts to buy-to-let rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced rates by up to 0.49 percentage points across...

2017 saw HMOs provide highest buy-to-let yields

Mortgages for Business' latest Complex Buy-to-let Index has revealed that HMOs produced average yields of 8.9%...

24% rise in mortgage product availability

Mortgage Brain has reported that an additional 2,007 mortgage products were introduced into the...

Accord revamps buy-to-let offering

Accord has unveiled 17 new buy-to-let deals as well as reduced rates by up...

First Complete & Pink add mid/high net worth GI offering to panel

First Complete and Pink have revealed that Confidas, a provider of mid net worth...

JLM Mortgage Services unveils equity release firm

JLM Mortgage Services has launched a new equity release advisory firm called Equity Release...

Landbay added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the addition of Landbay to its mortgage club panel. Paradigm...

PRA changes have made it tougher for portfolio landlords

70% of portfolio landlords have found it harder to secure a mortgage since the...

Complete FS partners with AToM in One Mortgage System

Complete FS has become the second packager, after AToM, to go live with One...

India Is Bringing Free Wi-fi To More Than 1,000 Villages This Year

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase...

BM Solutions offers remortgage cashback and new fixed rates

BM Solutions is increasing its cashback offer from £250 to £500 on selected remortgage...

BFS announces SME measures in wake of Carillion collapse

Specialist SME funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced  measures to support construction sector...

Three senior appointments for L&G retail retirement division

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Jon Scannell, Meg Dickens and Sara...

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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