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Extreme Heat Waves Will Change How We Live. We’re Not Ready

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

Metro Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Metro Bank has reduced rates across its five-year fixed residential and buy-to-let product ranges, as...

Cabinet reshuffle divides opinion

There has been a mixed industry response to the Cabinet reshuffle. Short term lender Kuflink Bridging...

Knowledge Bank provides evidence of criteria research

Knowledge Bank has improved its ‘evidence of research’ facility to give brokers the tools...

Vida Homeloans added to PTFS panel

Vida Homeloans has been appointed to Personal Touch Financial Services’ lender panel to offer...

New intermediary-only deals from the Skipton

Skipton Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of intermediary-only fixed rate residential and buy-to-let...

Golden Charter teams up with the Right Mortgage & Protection Network

Funeral plan provider Golden Charter has partnered with the Right Mortgage & Protection Network...

Accord: landlords resilient in face of regulation

57% of Accord Mortgages' buy-to-let applications received in 2017 were from those affected by...

Bibby Financial Services appoints specialist director

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Kash Ahmad as UK specialist director as it...

SimplyBiz Group offers exclusive access to HUB Referral Solutions

The SimplyBiz Group has teamed up with Just Group to offer its members exclusive...

West One Loans unveils second charge buy-to-let range

West One Loans is launching a range of second charge buy-to-let products tomorrow (10...

New campaign wants you to raise funds for abuse victims by ditching the razor

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

LinkedIn most popular social media platform for advisers

LifeQuote has found through a recent social media survey that 60% of advisers use...

Propertymark reduces members’ protection costs

Propertymark is introducing a series of measures to help agent members with costs. Membership subscription...

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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