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New limited edition BTL fixes from TMW

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched two new fixed rate buy-to-let remortgage products, available...

July remortgaging reaches highest level since January

House purchase lending in July was lower than in the preceding month but higher...

46% of brokers unsure of PRA underwriting changes

54% of brokers believe that they fully understand what the upcoming PRA changes for...

1.1% monthly rise in house prices

July data from Land Registry shows an annual price increase of 5.1% which takes...

Skipton unveils three-year fixes

The Skipton Building Society has launched an intermediary-only range of three-year fixed rate products. The...

Two-year deal ‘churners’ slammed by network

Mortgage and protection network JLM Mortgage Services has criticised advisers and firms who continue to...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...

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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