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TML changes family gifted equity and contractor criteria

The Mortgage Lender (TML) will now accept family gifted equity applications up to 75%...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced a number of products across its range and has introduced...

Smart Money unveils unregulated business arm

Smart Money Ltd has launched Smart Money Finance for all its unregulated business activity. Smart...

£375bn available to over-55s via equity release

Retirement Advantage has claimed that the third quarter of 2017 saw a £2bn rise...

Millennials not ignoring pension planning

Millennials are putting pension saving high up their list of workplace priorities, according to...

Attendance up at MBE London

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has reported that attendance at its London Barbican show...

Sort Group appoints sales & relationship director

Sort Group has appointed Jessica Szczelkun to the newly created role of sales &...

Purplebricks rapped over lack of fee clarity

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that online estate agents Purplebricks did not...

Phoebus Software agrees comprehensive servicing deal for Castle Trust

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has completed the migration of Castle Trust's mortgage book following...

Live chat feedback cheers L&G Mortgage Club

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that its free live chat facility has...

TMA unveils large portfolio landlord exclusive

TMA Mortgage Club (TMA) is offering an exclusive three-year fixed rate buy-to-let product with...

Accord wins for website

Accord Mortgage’s website has been recognised at the Northern eCommerce Awards. The new-look website was named...

3% CPI makes rate rise more likely

The Office for National Statistics has reported that the headline (CPI) rate rose to...

Coventry for Intermediaries reduces 90% LTV rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has cut mortgage rates across its five-year fixed residential 90% loan to...

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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 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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