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FSE 2017: buy-to-let market remains resilient

Buy-to-let gross mortgage lending figures for 2016 are unlikely to be beaten for some...

FSE 2017: mooted interest-only changes welcomed

The Financial Services Expo (FSE) London exhibition yesterday saw later life lending experts welcome...

FSE 2017: PRA changes – car crash or log jam?

David Whittaker of Mortgages for Business warned the audience at a Financial Services Expo...

FSE 2017: end of individual approved persons?

Advisers have voiced concern to the regulator that its new ‘Accountability 2’ senior manager...

FSE 2017: ignore AI at your peril

Speaking at Financial Services Expo (FSE) London yesterday, James Tucker, managing director at Twenty7Tec,...

L&G attains CII accreditation for GI masterclasses

Legal & General has secured accreditation from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for its...

Kensington & New Street outline different portfolio BTL propositions

The Northview Group has announced changes to its portfolio buy-to-let lending criteria for its...

New packager promises “old fashioned values”

Edinburgh-based packager Thistle Finance has launched with plans to restore the sector’s "old fashioned values". It...

Average SVR customer could be overpaying by £274pcm

Tesco Bank has claimed that up to 2.5 million home buyers in the UK...

Magellan Homeloans recruits regional sales manager

Magellan Homeloans has appointed Louise Apollonio as regional sales manager for the North West...

Black Book Finance hires BDM

Ross Williams has joined Black Book Finance as business development manager. He is tasked with...

Vida outlines approach to PRA changes

Vida Homeloans has announced its strategy for the PRA changes which come into force...

Average equity release rates fall to new low

The number of product options available in the equity release market has grown significantly...

Y3S opens satellite office in London

Specialist mortgage broker Y3S has opened its second satellite office in six months, this...
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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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