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Good July for first-time buyers

Housing market activity has moved in favour of first-time buyers and remortgagors, in the...

The Leeds sponsors local rugby team

The Leeds Building Society has sponsored kits for the junior Rugby team at Wyke...

Ultimate Finance reassures Northern businesses

Following an announcement from the government that future funding for small businesses in the north of England could be...

Freedom Finance merges second charge operations

Freedom Finance has merged its second charge department and Sensible Home Loans. The merger...

Flat month for second charges

June saw growth of 4% in consumer finance new business, compared with the same...

June growth for asset finance

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

L&G offers 4.44% lifetime mortgage

Legal & General has launched a 4.44% AER Premier Flexible lifetime mortgage. It claims...

Accord reduces buy-to-let fixed rates

Accord has cut rates across its two, three and five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages...

Halifax: house prices down 1%

House prices in the three months to July were 1.6% higher than in the...

Plum deal for the Source

Source Insurance has added specialist home insurer Plum Underwriting to its online platform. The additional...

Lenders respond to MPC rate cut

A number of lenders have already reacted to the decision by the Bank of...

Tesco Bank lengthens offer validity period

Tesco Bank is extending the validity period of its formal mortgage offers for new...

Complete Mortgages joins HSBC broker panel

Guildford mortgage broker Complete Mortgages has secured access to HSBC’s broker panel. The move...

BoE cuts Bank Rate and unveils support package

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to cut the Bank Rate to...
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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,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

Why relationships are becoming the mortgage industry’s most valuable asset

Information has never been more accessible, yet confidence in financial services remains relatively low. As technology continues to reshape the market, the value of...

Before brokers invest in AI, they need to ask the right questions

AI has moved quickly from industry talking point to commercial priority. For mortgage brokers, the question is no longer whether AI matters. It is...

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Atom bank cuts Prime mortgage rates by 15bps across full range

Atom bank has reduced rates across its Prime mortgage range by 15bps, with changes...
Building Societies

The Dudley cuts rates across residential, buy-to-let and expat ranges

Dudley Building Society has reduced rates across its residential, buy-to-let and expat mortgage products,...
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Stamp Duty burden soars as tax threshold remains frozen at 2006 level

The Stamp Duty threshold at which homebuyers begin paying tax has remained unchanged since...
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Gatehouse launches limited-edition HPPs and cuts selected BTL rates

Gatehouse Bank has introduced a range of limited-edition Home Purchase Plan and buy-to-let products...

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