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Vida Homeloans unveils online buy-to-let calculator

Vida Homeloans has announced the launch of its new online buy-to-let affordability calculator. In...

Black Book Finance expands BDM team

Andy Morgan has joined Black Book finance as its business development manager  for the...

TML partners with Intrinsic

Intrinsic has become The Mortgage Lender’s (TML) latest network partner.  The Swindon-based firm was established...

Landbay teams up with property risk software developer

Landbay has partnered with property risk software developer eTech to implement its new online...

End of the Mortgage Trust brand

Paragon has merged its Mortgage Trust and Paragon Mortgages buy-to-let product range under a...

Large rise in new property listings

New property listings were up by 20.2% in September compared to August, according to...

Total property wealth hits record high

Key Retirement has found that retired homeowners have earned £3,500 a month from their...

Remortgagors locking into record low rates

LMS has reported that the number of remortgagors increased by 11% in August to...

Key to promote later life lending at MBE

Key Retirement Group will outline the growth of later life lending opportunities at the...

Strong growth for second charge market

Second charge new business was up 25% year-on-year in August, the Finance & Leasing...

Asset finance sector growth continues

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

Paul Nye to retire from 
Stonebridge Group

Stonebridge Group has announced that Paul Nye, its director of business partnerships, will retire...

House price annual growth rate up 4%

Halifax has reported that house prices rose by 0.8% between August and September, following...

Equity release an option for portfolio landlords?

Retirement Advantage has claimed that landlords affected by the new PRA mortgage affordability checks could still...

COMMENT

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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The Market Harborough reaches £1m community funding milestone

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

Accord publishes broker guide on recognising economic abuse in mortgage cases

Accord has published a new guide for mortgage brokers on how to identify and...

CHL completes £5m portfolio refinance as lender navigates time-sensitive case

CHL Mortgages has completed a £5 million refinance across 10 buy-to-let properties in south...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five...

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