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Buildloan joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced that BuildLoan, the provider of construction-based finance, has been added...

Knowledge Bank introduces affordability calculators

Mortgage criteria search system Knowledge Bank has added affordability calculators for every lender on...

Charity awards £94k towards improving PRS

The TDS Charitable Foundation has awarded over £94,000 to organisations to advance education on...

Brokers pessimistic about govt new homes target

Only 8% of development finance brokers think the government will hit its 1m new...

L&G Mortgage Club expands second charge panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has made two new appointments to its second charge...

Advisers looking towards younger people

74% of advisers believe Brits are not tackling their long term financial planning early...

AOBP appoints lender committee

The Association of Bridging Professionals (AOBP) has finalised the formation of its lender committee. It...

GWlegal issues remortgage guarantee

GWlegal has launched a "cast-iron" remortgage guarantee, where the fee quoted on day one...

Step One Finance introduces new loan products

Step One Finance has unveiled a new range of personal loan deals to complement...

Accord to pull its record low fixed rate

Accord Mortgages is to withdraw its record low 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage at 8pm...

Faster application process launched by More 2 Life

Equity release lender More 2 Life has announced its fastest-ever application process, with a customer receiving...

LendInvest unveils broker property development course

LendInvest has launched the first LendInvest Broker Property Development Course in partnership with the...

Leeds team completes Three Peaks challenge team

A team of 76 from Leeds Building Society successfully tackled the Yorkshire Three Peaks...

Remortgaging totals 37% of valuations market

The latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation has found that remortgaging was responsible for...

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...

Latest news

Mortgage industry bodies launch new ED&I survey

AMI and IMLA have launched a new industry-wide survey aimed at measuring progress on...

Landbay turns to broker education as Renters’ Rights Act reforms approach

Landbay is set to host a broker-focused webinar examining the implications of the Renters’...

Fleet cuts five-year buy-to-let fixes and widens 75% LTV options

Fleet Mortgages has cut pricing on selected five-year fixed buy-to-let products and expanded its...

HSBC UK cuts mortgage rates by up to 25bps across residential and buy-to-let range

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across parts of its residential and buy-to-let range,...

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