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Barclays to launch 24-hour fast-track remortgage service

Barclays is to introduce a fast-track remortgage service that could provide eligible borrowers with...

Conveybuddy reports 88% rise in instructions after two years

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has reported an 88% year-on-year increase in instructions as it marks...

Hanley Economic launches shared ownership mortgages for foreign nationals

Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced two shared ownership mortgages for foreign nationals living...

Rosemount adds Christopher Allen Private Clients to network

Christopher Allen Private Clients has joined Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) as an appointed representative. The...

Atom bank raises loan-to-income limits on Prime and Near Prime mortgages

Atom bank has increased its loan-to-income limits on Prime and Near Prime mortgages at...

Boomerang children cost older homeowners up to £17 billion a year

Adult children living with their parents could add as much as £17 billion to...

TMG Group agrees deal to acquire Later Life Money

TMG Group has agreed to acquire Later Life Money Limited, subject to approval from...

Gen H reshapes executive team as Dockar prepares to leave

Gen H has promoted three senior executives as the mortgage lender prepares for the...

Sesame lending volumes rise 32% as adviser numbers reach 760

Sesame Network reported a 32% year-on-year increase in lending volumes during the first half...

The Partnership to open Tunbridge Wells office

Property law firm The Partnership is to open an office in Tunbridge Wells as...

Property investors retain appetite for build-to-rent despite construction slowdown

More than seven in 10 professional property investors plan to invest in build-to-rent developments...

Lenvi launches loan verification tool to tackle double pledging

Lending technology provider Lenvi has launched automated verification software designed to detect double pledging...

Newcastle BS cuts residential rates and adds base rate trackers

Newcastle for Intermediaries has reduced selected residential mortgage rates by up to 0.25% and...

Swansea BS gives £10k to fund cancer nurses in Wales

Swansea Building Society has donated £10,000 to Prostate Cymru to support its campaign to...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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