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Scottish Widows highlights value of financial protection

21% people in the UK say their household would not be financially secure for...

“Substantial” rise in demand for five-year fixes

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s (IMLA) latest Mortgage Market Tracker, has reported that 88% of...

HL Partnership adds TML to panel

HL Partnership has added The Mortgage Lender (TML) to its lender panel. Martin Sims, HL...

Accord Mortgages to cut its SVR

Accord Mortgages is to reduce its standard variable rate (SVR) by 35 basis points...

Post Office launches ‘First Start’ mortgage to FTBs

Post Office Money has partnered with a behavioural futurist to look at the findings...

Lifetime Group acquires Scottsdale Moneywise

The Lifetime Group has completed the acquisition Scottsdale Moneywise, an intermediary firm based out...

SolutionBuilder offers risk & mortgage protection report

iPipeline has announced its latest update to SolutionBuilder, its research, quote and application solution for...

Specialist referral service for portfolio landlords unveiled

Sesame and PMS Mortgage Club have launched a referral service to help advisers deal...

Two-thirds of brokers report bridging rise

65% of brokers saw an increase in bridging loan volume in the third quarter...

Sirius and Amicus complete two high value deals

High net worth City based brokerage Sirius Property Finance, part of the Brightstar Financial...

New five-year deals from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has launched two new pay-rate five-year fixes; one in its Standard (Individual)...

New BDM for the Source

Source Insurance has appointed Wayne Davies as business development manager (BDM) for Wales and...

Together saves couple’s ‘dream’ Scottish rural retreat

Specialist lender Together has partnered with Smart Money to finance a £2.3 million short-term...

BFS to continue key sponsorship

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) is to sponsor the Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants' annual...

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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