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Gross mortgage lending up 5% year-on-year

UK Finance has estimated that gross mortgage lending in September was £21.4 billion, 5%...

New 2-year deals from Atom bank

Digital Mortgages by Atom bank has reintroduced its two-year 60% and 75% LTV products. Details...

Belmont Green completes £231m securitisation

Belmont Green has completed a £231m UK mortgage-backed securitisation led by NatWest Markets and...

Lending and profits up at Metro Bank

Metro Bank has reported that during the third quarter of 2017 lending was up...

Debt ‘breathing space’ proposals outlined

The Government has announced proposals to give people in debt six weeks breathing space...

FCA investigating Equifax data hack

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding...

Rate rise ‘good for business’, say brokers

51% of brokers think an interest rate rise would increase business, according to research from...

GWlegal unveils remortgage cashback offer

GWlegal has relaunched a £250 cashback deal for remortgage – which it originally launched in...

TML offers new Premier Panel exclusive

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has introduced a new exclusive for members of its Premier...

LLA calls for Pensions Wise guidance to be extended

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has provided a written response to the Work & Pensions...

HMRC: fall in property transaction volumes

Latest data from HMRC show that the seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of...

Personal Touch offers estate admin service

Personal Touch has teamed up with estate administration specialists Kings Court Trust to allow...

Connect for Intermediaries adds State Bank of India to panel

State Bank of India has joined Connect for Intermediaries' network panel. The panel has also...

Conveyancers respond to DCLG’s call for evidence

The Conveyancing Association respond to publication of DCLG's Improving the home buying and selling...

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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Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage...

First-time buyers turning to side hustles to bridge deposit gap

Almost half of aspiring first-time buyers are using secondary income streams to help fund...

Vida cuts residential rates and loosens criteria for self-employed and contractor borrowers

Vida has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 106 basis points and...

Iress adds AI underwriting tool to The Exchange in protection push

Iress has struck a deal with The Interesting Life Company to offer an AI-powered...

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