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New BTL deals from the Dudley

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled new buy-to-let products. New deals from the intermediary only...

Convey Law awarded IIP gold standard

Convey Law has been named as a leader in people management practice globally, having...

Brexit: FCA issues regulatory statement

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on EU referendum result. The regulator...

Brexit: Carney seeks to reassure markets

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has issued a statement following...

Brexit: Sterling badly hit

The value of sterling fell to a 31-year low on currency markets following the vote...

Brexit: Global stock markets in the red

Stock markets around the world have been badly hit by the news that the...

Brexit: Moody’s warns of UK credit downgrade

The UK's decision to leave the European Union will lead to a prolonged period...

Brexit: London housing market to remain disrupted

Richard Donnell, insight director at Hometrack, has expressed his opinion on how Brexit will...

Positive first to use Precise’s bridging AVM

Positive Lending has been able to provide its first ‘same day’ bridging offer by using Precise Mortgage’s...

Shawbrook reduces term loan ERCs

Shawbrook Bank has altered its Early Repayment Charge (ERC) structure, removing the 1% overhang that...

The Skipton cuts two and five-year fixes

The Skipton Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.20 percentage points across selected two and...

TSB expands affordable housing offering and cuts rates

TSB has reduced rates on a range of mortgage products from homemovers and remortgages. It...

Leeds cyclists ride 70 miles for charity

27 cyclists from the Leeds Building Society completed the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride and raised over...

YBS unveils lowest 90% LTV fixed rate

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest fixed rate mortgage on the market...

COMMENT

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

Latest news

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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