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2016 a “transition year” for second charges

Enterprise Finance’s latest Second Charge Report has found that the second charge mortgage market...

Pepper UK to service new LendInvest loans

LendInvest is partnering with Pepper UK.  Under the terms of the partnership, Pepper UK will take...

YBS unveils 1.42% three year deal at 65% LTV

The Yorkshire Building Society is now offering a three-year fixed rate mortgage for buyers and remortgage customers...

Paradigm partners with Nottingham for Intermediaries

Paradigm Mortgage Services, has added Nottingham for Intermediaries, the dedicated intermediary arm of the Nottingham...

Halifax unveils remortgage cashback offer

Halifax is offering £250 cashback for remortgaging from another mortgage provider.  Applications on qualifying mortgages must be...

Many retirees “reacting positively” to pension freedoms

Almost two years from the introduction of so-called 'pension freedoms', research by retirement specialist Age...

Leeds volunteers give parks a spring clean

Staff from the Leeds Building Society joined Wallsend Parks’ regular Wednesday volunteers to clear...

Millennials confident about their financial future

Britain's Millennials are positive about their financial future with six in 10 believing their...

London rental market cooling?

Areas around London are now seeing large rent rises instead of the city itself, according...

The West Brom revises five-year range

The West Brom Building Society has made changes to its range of five year fixed rate...

Almost half of DAs to respond to FSCS consultation

TMA Mortgage Club has claimed that 47% of Directly Authorised (DA) advisers are planning...

BBA: net mortgage borrowing up 2.5% year-on-year

February high street banking data from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) shows that household...

Slow property-selling towns and cities revealed

The slowest-moving property markets in the UK are Wolverhampton, Liverpool and Bradford, according to...

One in five say home ownership is thing of the past

48% of young Brits think it’s harder than ever to get on the property...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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OMS launches protection referral partnership with The Insurance Surgery

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...

Omni Protect appoints Richard Waters as head of strategic partnerships

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard...

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

Redwood Bank has been recognised for its continued commitment to sustainability after achieving the...

Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since December 2023

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 56,200 in May, down from 66,000 in...

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