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PFS to hold “biggest” adviser conference

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is to consolidate its four national conferences into one...

Openwork makes recruitment team hire

Openwork has announced the appointment of Sarah Rodway as regional recruitment manager. She was previously sales...

New Street cuts two-year fixed rate

Buy-to-let lender New Street Mortgages is cutting its two-year fixed rate by 80bps to...

Average home sale would pay for seven years’ care

The latest Care Index from Partnership has found that 53% of over-45s agree that...

RICS: confidence gradually recovering

RICS' Residential Market Survey for October has revealed that new buyer enquires increased modestly for the...

Mortgage arrears still at 20-year low

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that the overall arrears rate in...

Fall in second charge mortgage repossessions

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of second-charge mortgage...

Aldermore sees 20% rise in new lending

Aldermore Bank has reported £2.3bn in originations for the first nine months of 2016. During that period, net...

Pepper revamps website

Pepper Homeloans has updated its website with the aim of making it quicker and...

IMLA: private housebuilding an urgent priority

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members believe 'constant' ministerial reshuffles are negatively impacting government...

Brightstar moves into unsecured lending

Brightstar has partnered with DotBroker to provide its intermediaries with exclusive access to a...

Sharp rise in Equifinance’s lending volumes

Specialist second charge mortgage lender, Equifinance, has reported a 65% increase in lending volume...

ABI welcomes delay in PRIIPs regulation

The European Commission has announced it will delay the application date of the Insurance-Based...

‘Surge’ in new buy-to-let listings

There was an 11.4% increase in new buy-to-let properties being advertised in October compared...
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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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Darlington simplifies buy-to-let applications and cuts foreign national rates

Darlington Building Society has removed several income verification requirements for residential and buy-to-let borrowers...
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Step One Finance passes £500m lending milestone as it prepares technology upgrade

Specialist second charge lender Step One Finance has surpassed £500 million in total lending,...
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Masthaven cuts rates and expands support for self-employed borrowers

Masthaven Finance has reduced rates across its lending range, increased maximum loan-to-value limits and...
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Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order...

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