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SMP unveils autumn roadshow programme

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has published the dates and venues for its...

Connect for Intermediaries partners with Knowledge Bank

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network and packager on the new criteria...

The Mansfield ready for PRA underwriting changes

The Mansfield Building Society says it is ready to meet the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s...

The Furness extends Trust Your Broker campaign

The Furness Building Society has extended its campaign which supports the use of mortgage...

Key Retirement to hold Chelsea and West Ham events

Key Partnerships is to hold two events at Chelsea and West Ham to discuss...

New home building strangled by lack of land and lending

According to the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) House Builders’ Survey 2017, a lack of available...

Sharp rise in profits at Together

Together has posted a 29.7% increase in pre-tax profits for the year ended 30 June...

Bluestone appoints director of sales & distribution

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Steve Seal as the newly created role...

New remortgage fixed rates from Santander

Santander has reduced rates on its fixed two and five year products across its...

‘Crippling’ annual interest payments for London mortgage prisoners

So-called 'mortgage prisoners in the capital face £9,364 in annual interest payments, 37% of...

Openwork to fund mortgage brokers to advise on wealth

Openwork has unveiled ‘Route to Wealth’, a new initiative to support firms to upskill...

New listings down 6% year-on-year

HouseSimple.com has found that the total number of new property listings across the UK...

Growing importance of asset finance to economy

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

New remortgage offering from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a selection of new remortgage home loans which include additional...

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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SortRefer marks 17 years with record month for instructions and completions

SortRefer has marked its 17th anniversary after reporting its strongest monthly performance to date...

The Mortgage Works cuts buy-to-let rates on selected new business deals

The Mortgage Works is cutting selected buy-to-let and let-to-buy rates by up to 0.20...

Primis promotes three in push to expand recruitment and regional broker support

Primis has promoted three senior executives as it seeks to recruit more adviser firms...

Santander cuts higher LTV rates for first-time buyers and home movers

Santander is cutting selected fixed mortgage rates across its first-time buyer, home mover and...

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