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The Monmouthshire unveils new FTB deals

The Monmouthshire Building Society has launched two new mortgage products aimed at first-time buyers. The Society has...

December sees flattening in residential property sales

RICS has revealed that residential sales activity stuttered in December, having appeared to be gaining...

Aldermore reduces two-year BTL rates

Aldermore has cut its two-year fixed rates for private individuals on buy-to-let mortgages and remortgages....

2016 a positive year for remortgaging

Conveyancing service provider LMS has revealed that the total value of remortgage lending in...

Quality customer outcomes top broker concern

71% of brokers agreed that focusing on the quality of their customer outcomes was...

Brightstar seeks to help the ‘credit crushed’

Brightstar Financial is launching a campaign to help what it has dubbed 'credit crushed'...

Masthaven cuts bridging rates

Masthaven has reduced the rates it offers on its first charge bridging products to its...

SortRefer sees strong end to the year

Conveyancing portal SortRefer saw an upward swing in activity after things had calmed down following...

L&G makes board appointment

Legal & General Group Plc has announced the appointment of Kerrigan Procter, CEO of Legal...

TSB to launch product transfer proposition

TSB Intermediary has become the latest lender to move to offer a product transfer...

The Family BS partners with equity release firms

The Family Building Society has launched its full range of later life mortgage lending products...

Five new deals from Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has introduced five new products across both its individual and limited company ranges. Lifetime trackers...

Conveyancing Association announces new affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the addition of Legal Eye to its roster...

Sharp rise in AIPs at Octopus Property

Octopus Property has reported an increase in Agreements In Principle (AIPs) for its two to five-year...

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...

Latest news

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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