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Accord publishes portfolio landlord approach

Accord Mortgages has published its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which comes into effect on...

Key Retirement appoints CEO

Key Retirement has promoted Will Hale to CEO. Hale, who joined Key Retirement Group in...

Skipton cuts residential mortgage rates

The Skipton Building Society has cut a number of its residential mortgage rates and...

Women entering later life marriages aware of financial implications

According to a new study by Investec Wealth & Investment, 48% of divorced and...

TotallyMoney customers get free live credit score from Callcredit

Callcredit has partnered with TotallyMoney to launch a free live credit score service​. TotallyMoney has...

CMA fines five estate agents over cartel

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken enforcement action against five estate agents for...

RBS’ state aid commitment agreed

The UK government and EU Commission have agreed in principle to a plan to resolve RBS’...

Accord offers 0.99% fixed rate at 80% LTV

Accord Mortgages is introducing a 0.99% two-year fixed rate mortgage for borrowers at 80%...

SME demand for asset finance holding up

53% of brokers involved in asset finance say it has become easier to secure...

Equiniti combines three credit businesses

Equiniti has announced the launch of Equiniti Credit Services, a consumer credit technology and...

AIR Sourcing becomes Equity Release Council member

Sourcing system for equity release and retirement lending, AIR Sourcing, has joined the Equity Release...

Sesame and PMS hire specialist relationship manager

Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club have appointed Stephanie Charman to the newly created...

FHL raises maximum BTL loan size

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum loan size across its buy-to-let range. The maximum...

LLA unveils New Horizons events

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced a series of events entitled ‘New Horizons’ to support...
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Homebuying

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...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
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Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
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Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
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ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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