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Together sponsors Faf de Klerk

Together has teamed up with South African rugby international, Faf de Klerk, as part...

TVR sports car launch backed by bridging lender

Lender Fiducium has supported the launch of a new TVR sports car by providing...

Aldermore publishes standardised BTL templates

Aldermore has made new documents available to brokers and landlords in advance of the...

Outer boroughs offer most affordable London rents

Landbay has found that graduates renting in London are spending over 45% of their...

The Teachers extends maximum mortgage term

The Teachers Building Society has extended its maximum mortgage term from 35 years to...

Rise in annual rate of house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices in the last three months were 0.1% higher...

FCA closes Police Mutual investigation

On 3 March 2016 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced investigations into six firms...

MBE London reveals debate and seminar line up

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced the panel debates and seminars it will be...

Legal firm becomes ASTL associate member

Gateley Plc has become the latest business to join the Association of Short Term...

P2P lending platform CEO quits

Peer-to-peer lending platform Folk2Folk has announced the resignation of Jane Dumeresque, its chief executive officer. She...

The Bucks BS launches limited company buy-to-let

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled a range of new buy to let products, including...

Skipton International reaches 1,000 expat mortgages

Skipton International has reached 1000 mortgages on UK buy-to-let properties for British expats, with...

L&G Mortgage Club events to include Lingfield

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the addition of Lingfield to its Autumn...

Reward Finance doubles lending capability

Reward Finance Group has received a £40m investment from Foresight Group. The investment will double...

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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