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NatWest IS unveils 95% LTV Help to Buy replacements

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching two new 95% LTV purchase mortgages that will replace the...

New hire for Prestige Finance

Prestige Finance has announced the appointment of Gareth Broome as senior business development manager. He will be representing...

Funding 365 unveils short lease bridging deal

Bridging lender Funding 365 has introduced a new, short lease bridging product which it believes...

Accord moves to simplify offset mortgages

Accord Mortgages has simplified its offset mortgages. From today, those with an Accord offset mortgage can...

Call for equity release conveyancer expansion

Key Retirement is calling for more conveyancing firms to provide specialist equity release services...

Stability has created a narrower mortgage market

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published new research which explores whether policymakers’...

Conveyancing Association outlines campaign progress

The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) has  provided a number of updates, including progress on its...

Vida Homeloans expands intermediary distribution

Vida Homeloans has expanded its distribution partners to include selected networks and mortgage brokers.  The...

Huge rise in state pension forecast requests

In the six months after the launch of the new State Pension in April,...

ABI calls for IPT freeze

In advance of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging...

2016 Christmas costs revealed

Brits intend to spend £1,484 each this festive season, according to annual research from...

Leeds volunteers help disabled charity

Volunteers from Leeds Building Society spent a day helping out at a city disabled charity...

Together saves commercial property deal 

In 12 days from start to finish, Together has provided £2.5 million for a...

Sharp rise in lending at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has published its interim results for the first six months...
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Artificial Intelligence

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...

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...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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