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New buy-to-let proposition from New Street

New Street Mortgages is to make changes to its buy-to-let offering on 28 March. Its rental cover will start from...

CML reveals February lending estimates

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending totalled £18.2 billion...

TFC Homeloans links with Axis Bank

TFC Homeloans has teamed up with specialist buy-to-let lender Axis Bank UK. Brokers will now be...

Slowdown for London rent increases

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reported that just 8% of agents...

New chair for Smaller Business Practitioner Panel

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of a new Chair for the...

Housing affordability worsened for 98% of occupations

New research from mortgage broker Private Finance has found that rising house prices and stagnant wages...

Real estate loans up at the Cambridge & Counties Bank

The Cambridge & Counties Bank saw its property lending balances grow by £167 million...

Commercial property consultancy joins ASTL

Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has joined the Association of Short Term...

BFS restructures its global executive team

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced a restructuring of its global executive team, with Steve Box,...

New residential rates from Barclays

Barclays new mortgages rates launched to spring homebuyers and home movers forward Barclays has reduced rates...

TMA to distribute Magellan deals

Magellan Homeloans is to distribute its range of mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). Directly authorised...

Large rise in applications at the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reported a 23% increase in net mortgage applications for...

Conveyancing Foundation donates £50k to cancer charity

Newport-based law firm Convey Law has raised £50,000 for Children with Cancer through the Conveyancing Foundation’s...

Nationwide launches the Family Deposit Mortgage

The Nationwide Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage range to allow families to raise...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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Appointments

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...
ESG

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

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

Veron BS cuts self-build rates by 0.15%

Vernon Building Society has reduced rates across its entire self-build mortgage range by 0.15%. The...

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