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Should there be a formal lender-client contact agreement?

JLM Mortgage Services has queried whether the time is now right for lenders to enter...

UK Finance reports August activity pick-up

UK Finance has stated that first-time buyers borrowed £5.7 billion in August, 16% more than...

Knowledge Bank sees almost 12,000 criteria searches

Knowledge Bank has revealed that, in the month since its launch, brokers have conducted...

RICS: national residential market lacking momentum

The September 2017 RICS' UK Residential Market Survey has reported that demand and sales both...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network hires national account manager

Kevin Williams has been appointed by the Right Mortgage & Protection Network as its national...

The Mansfield unveils new ‘top slicing’ BTL deal

The Mansfield Building Society has introduced a new buy-to-let product that lets a landlord’s personal...

Royal London backs national retirement income target

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed a national retirement income target...

SME owners view their businesses as success stories

48% of SME owners created their own business because they wanted to become their...

L&G extends BQA entry deadline

Legal & General has extended the cut-off date for entry submissions to its seventh Annual...

The Stafford Railway appoints chief executive

The Stafford Railway Building Society has announced the appointment of Michael Smith as its...

Cirencester Friendly unveils Income Assured Enhanced

Cirencester Friendly has re-launched its Income Assured Plus product. Now known as Income Assured...

SPV registration numbers still rising

Mortgages for Business has reported an increase in the volume of limited company mortgages...

Keystone improves lending criteria

Keystone Property Finance has made a series of criteria changes for both portfolio and...

Assetz Capital reaches £300m secondary market trading milestone

Peer-to-peer firm Assetz Capital has facilitated trading in second-hand loan parts of £300 million on...
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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...

Why the government’s housing ambitions won’t fix the affordability crisis

With the bidding open for the government’s £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme - the main pillar of its long-term housing strategy - homebuying...

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Nationwide trims fixed mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Nationwide is cutting fixed mortgage rates by up to 25 basis points for first-time...
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Halifax Intermediaries cuts fixed mortgage rates

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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

Market Harborough Building Society said it has committed £1 million to community causes over...

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