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The Hinckley & Rugby sets up referrals committee

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has established a system to give complex cases...

Lack of personal protection for millions of renters

5.8 million working private renters do not have a plan B in place to...

New ex-pat BTL Aldermore deal for 3mc

3mc has unveiled a buy-to-let mortgage deal designed for use by British expats, funded...

TSB cuts shared ownership and shared equity fixed rates

TSB’s two-year fixed rates for shared ownership and shared equity borrowers have been reduced...

Asset finance sees 7% rise in October

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 7% in October,...

Hull seeing higher rental yields

LendInvest's latest Buy-to-Let Index report has found that the Hull postcode area has been...

Clegg and King to keynote ARLA Propertymark conference

ARLA Propertymark has announced its keynote speakers for its 2018 Conference. Former Deputy Prime Minister...

Brokers ‘seeking greater criteria clarity’

Criteria Hub has reported rising numbers of criteria searches of its database by brokers...

£10k bill for ‘retirement ready’ home improvements

Making their home 'retirement ready' will cost retired homeowners £10,400 on average, according to...

Towergate adds new market to its London specialty business

Towergate Underwriting has launched another London markets team within its Geo Specialty business. International contractors,...

Aldermore breaks £1bn new asset finance lending barrier in 2017

Aldermore has lent over a £1bn of asset finance to UK businesses this year. Asset...

Brokers influenced by reliability and stability of lenders

A recent United Trust Bank broker sentiment poll has found that six out of...

New three-year fixes from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is adding new three-year fixed rate purchase and remortgage products...

Longer-term fixes maintain popularity

Longer-term fixed rate mortgages continue to grow in popularity with homeowners opting for five-year...
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Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

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Mortgage repayments set to rise for 5m households by 2028

More than five million households are projected to see their mortgage repayments increase by...
Homebuying

Buying costs outpace house prices threefold since 2019

The cost of buying a home has risen more than three times faster than...
Appointments

Nationwide appoints Kim Dickinson as intermediary product manager

Nationwide has appointed Kim Dickinson as lead product manager for intermediaries. Dickinson brings a wealth...
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Metro Bank launches 100% LTV JBSP mortgage

Metro Bank has launched a 100% LTV Joint Borrower, Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage. The mortgage...

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