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8% fall in homeowner loans

  The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that homeowners borrowed £10.5bn for house purchase...

Accord offers five-year offset deals

Accord Mortgages has launched a new range of five-year offset mortgages. They are aimed at...

Borrowers oblivious to size of their debt

Three in five mortgage borrowers are unable to say what’s left to pay on...

Gender disparity in understanding of base rate effect

Only 27% of mortgage-paying homeowners understand how cuts to the Bank of England’s base...

Brightstar expands unsecured range

Brightstar has revealed that it completed over £1 million worth of unsecured business loans in...

Contractors reveal their mortgage fears

Accord Mortgages has found that contractors believe they will experience more obstacles than permanent employees...

CML establishes profile and plans of landlords

In what it claims to be the largest survey to date of UK landlords,...

Landlords to ditch lettings agents if profits hit

47% of landlords say they would forego the services of their letting agent if...

London house prices beginning to cool

Average house prices in the UK increased by 6.9% in the year to October...

Lender and distributor partner to save ‘dream home’ deal

Working in partnership to save customers from losing their dream home, Together and Specialist...

Shawbrook Commercial cuts pricing

Shawbrook Bank has unveiled reduced rates of up to 1.06% on commercial products and...

Milestone reached by Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has welcomed its 500th member this month. The news follows another...

Metro Bank expands asset finance team

Metro Bank has announced two new appointments to its asset finance team. James Harrowsmith has...

Rebrand for asset finance specialist

Asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has rebranded to Amicus Asset Finance and...
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Conveyancing

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...

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...

AI for brokers: the three lines you should never cross

Most AI advice aimed at advisers is either breathless hype or vague caution. Here is something you can actually act on: a practical way...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

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Paragon Bank appoints business development manager for Scotland

Paragon Bank has appointed Holly Morrison as a Business Development Manager (BDM) for Scotland. Morrison...
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GB Bank cuts rates across core BTL range

GB Bank has reduced rates across its Buy-to-Let (BTL) core range, with rates now...
networks

Vision Money renews Stonebridge membership in long-term agreement

Vision Money has extended its relationship with Stonebridge after signing a new long-term agreement...
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Gen H and Just Mortgages tool to help shared ownership borrowers move to full ownership

Just Mortgages and Gen H have introduced a new calculator designed to help shared...

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