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Rate cuts and hikes at TSB

TSB has revised interest rates on selected mortgages for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage...

L&G extends Ipswich BS partnership

The Ipswich Building Society is to work closely with Legal & General Mortgage Club’s...

Santander ups max interest-only lending age

Santander is extending the maximum interest-only mortgage lending age from 65 to 70 from...

BFS appoints trade & international MD

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Phil Tobin as managing director of trade and...

New additional borrowing products from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two, three and five-year...

Uinsure maintains Defaqto 5-Star rating

General insurance provider Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto 5-Star rating for the fourth...

Mortgage Intelligence becomes H&R privileged partner

Mortgage Intelligence has been added to Hinckley & Rugby Building Society’s Privileged Partner panel....

Rightmove partners with NAEA and ARLA

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) and Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA)...

New northern BDM for Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) covering...

The Mansfield unveils specialist lending brand

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a specialist lending proposition called Versatility. It aims to...

Tenants pay premium for third bedroom

Rents on three bedroom homes in London continue to grow while one and two...

Borrowers in the dark over offset benefits

Research from Accord Mortgages indicates that many borrowers may not be benefitting from an...

BoE ups growth forecast but predicts inflation overshoot

Once again, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has held the bank...

Stonebridge Group to build on 2016 successes

Stonebridge Group says it will continue to build this year on the "outstanding growth"...

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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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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