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Urban areas can’t keep pace with expanding populations

The fastest growing towns and cities in the UK are currently building as few...

Positive Lending becomes specialist distributor for Kensington

Positive Lending has been appointed as 'specialist distributor' with Kensington Mortgages. James Byrne (pictured), director...

Together’s one-day funding saves £70k

Together and Dolphin Loans and Mortgages have completed a bridging loan in one working...

Rental market slows over past 12 months

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has revealed that a new economic index created by...

Axis Bank partners with eTech

Axis Bank has selected property risk software developer eTech to provide an online solution...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts buy-to-let rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates on its two, three and five-year fixed buy-to-let...

The Skipton allows video appointments

The Skipton Building Society is now offering mortgage and financial advice video appointments. The mutual...

Call to postpone VAT threshold review

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) is warning that any significant reduction in the...

Don’t rush to get a new rate

Royal London has warned homeowners to think twice before incurring early exit charges in...

Workers jealous of retirees’ pensions and lifestyles

Prudential has warned that pension savers in their final years of work are worried...

Quieter September for asset finance market

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that asset finance new business (primarily...

Second charge market marginally down

The second charge mortgage market was down 2% in September. New business totalled £77m in...

Variable rates still appeal

The Yorkshire Building Society has stated that variable mortgages are still proving popular among...

Small rise in repossessions

UK Finance has reported that the number of mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or...

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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