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Halifax reduces first-time buyer rates

Halifax has lowered the rates on its mortgage products aimed at first-time buyers. The changes apply to...

The Right Mortgage & Protection expands master broker panel

Enterprise Finance has been appointed as a master broker for the Right Mortgage &...

New limited edition BTL deal from Aldermore

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition rate on its standard buy-to-let product range....

Shawbrook completes first deal with E-AIP

Shawbrook Commercial has announced its first completion generated via E-AIP. The deal was made with...

Scottish tenancy deposits £100 less than England & Wales

New renters north of the border paid out on average almost £800 for a...

Study into energy efficiency & mortgage borrowing

The Nationwide Building Society is chairing research into whether homebuyers of energy efficient homes...

LendInvest offering bubbly opportunity at NACFB Expo

LendInvest is offering brokers attending the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo the chance to win...

ASTL annual conference keynote speaker revealed

Lord Daniel Finkelstein, political journalist and former adviser to the Prime Minister, is to...

Over-50s not making most of their finances pre-retirement

The over-50s are spending their extra income they receive once they’ve paid off their...

The Leeds saddles up for Great Yorkshire Bike Ride

30 cyclists from the Leeds Building Society are taking part in the Great Yorkshire...

The Leeds offers LSL buy-to-let exclusive

Leeds Building Society has launched a new two-year 70% LTV buy-to-let fixed rate product,...

Uinsure brings back ‘cash for goals’ promotion

Uinsure has said that for every goal scored - by any team - throughout...

Tax fears dominate landlords’ concerns

The exemption of residential property from the new Capital Gains Tax cuts is top...

LV= wants compulsory retirement advice

LV= is calling on the government to make it compulsory for people to take...

COMMENT

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

Latest news

Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...

Suffolk BS tops £800m in mortgage assets after strong 2025 growth

Suffolk Building Society has passed £800m of mortgage assets for the first time after...

UTB eases mortgage and second charge processes with criteria changes

United Trust Bank (UTB) has introduced a series of service and criteria changes across...

Foundation returns with revised buy-to-let and residential mortgage range

Foundation has returned to the market with a revised product range across both buy-to-let...

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