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Precise hails bridging AVM as ‘win-win’

Precise Mortgages has introduced an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) to its bridging loan process. The lender claims...

Halifax unveils first-time buyer offer

Halifax is offering first time buyers and home movers a £500 gift card for...

Strong remortgage activity in May

LMS has revealed that 56% of those remortgaging in May took advantage of the...

LendInvest completes three-day bridge with First 4 Bridging

LendInvest has completed a bridging loan within three days on behalf of master broker...

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries in TenetLime deal

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has undertaken a new partnership with non-investment network TenetLime....

Kensington unveils £500k+ mortgage proposition

Kensington Mortgages has launched Premier, a new range of higher value mortgages for borrowers...

TFC partners with Bluestone

TFC Homeloans has joined forces with Bluestone Mortgages, enabling its brokers to access the lender’s...

Hinckley & Rugby lending figures aided by retentions

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society beat its lending target in the first half of...

Rental yields steady remain steady

Rents have reversed their spring trajectory as a tide of homes to let bought...

6.2% rise in first-time buyer property prices

Rightmove has reported a May rise of 0.4% (+£1,118) in the price of property...

New senior adviser for LendInvest

Stephan Wilcke has joined LendInvest as a senior adviser. Wilcke was executive chairman of OneSavings...

Dragonfly passes major lending milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance, part of the Octopus group, has passing £2bn of loan completions...

Coventry for Intermediaries tweaks affordability criteria

Coventry for Intermediaries has made changes to its affordability model. The intermediary mortgage lending arm...

New London offices for Fortwell Capital

Fortwell Capital, the provider of short and medium-term real estate funding, is moving to new, long-term...
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Stamp Duty

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...

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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
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Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

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