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Record average house prices for first-time buyers

The latest Halifax First Time Buyer Review has revealed that the number of first-time...

Scottish rents fall because of general election

Your Move Scotland has reported that the average rent north of the border dropped...

New tracker range from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched rates from 1.17% as part of a new...

New expat guide for UK BTL interest relief changes

Skipton International has launched a guide to help expat buy-to-let investors with new changes...

The Leeds launches second home range

Following borrower and broker demand, the Leeds Building Society has introduced a new range...

Bridging sector returns to growth

The latest West One Bridging Index has reported that gross annual bridging lending increased...

Mortgage Brain adds second charge lenders to system

Mortgage Brain has partnered with Central Trust, Masthaven Bank, Norton Finance, Precise Mortgages, Paragon...

Openwork teams up with LSS portal

Openwork has appointed Landlord Support Services (LSS) to its provider panel. It will be actively...

Assetz Capital claims “noteworthy” profit

Peer-to-peer finance platform Assetz Capital has stated that it recorded a seven figure pre-tax...

LendInvest retains top servicing rating

LendInvest has received the highest possible rating for the quality of its loan servicing...

New expat BTL deals from the Saffron

Saffron For Intermediaries has improved its specialist deals for ex-pat borrowers and 'everyday' buy-to-let...

FSE Wales: portfolio landlord broker proc fees to rise

Financial advisers involved in the buy-to-let sector, especially in writing portfolio landlord mortgage business,...

FSE Wales: we need more protection discussions with clients

Johnny Timpson of Scottish Widows, speaking at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales on...

FSE Wales: retention proc fees ‘a must’

A panel at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales discussed proc fees and so-called...
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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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