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NatWest reduces higher LTV rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is cutting rates on a number of higher LTV residential mortgages...

Osborne postpones Lloyds sell-off

The Treasury has decided to postpone the state's sale of its remaining shares in...

Regulators confirm senior HBOS manager probe

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have started investigations...

Invoice financier partners with SME funding portal

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has joined alternativebusinessfunding.co.uk (ABF), a service for SMEs searching for...

64% of remortgagors secured a lower rate

11% of borrowers who remortgaged in December did so to pay off other debts...

IRESS gears up for the MCD

IRESS has made changes to its technology solutions in advance of the introduction of...

FTBs moving hundreds of miles to afford a home

New research has found that those people who have climbed on to the property...

Call for retirement lending innovation

If the equity release market is to maintain its current levels of growth then it needs...

Homeowners’ top DIY bodges revealed

An Aviva study of around 1,000 recent home-movers found that people spent on average...

Mutual brands to disappear from high street

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has announced that Barnsley Building Society and Chelsea Building Society...

Member milestone for Connect

Connect for Intermediaries now has over 100 Appointed Representative (AR) members. The specialist buy-to-let and commercial...

Brokers concerned about buy-to-let growth potential

Mortgage brokers are positive about the health of the buy-to-let market; however they do...

New record peak in secured lending

October secured lending totalled £98.5m, increasing 6% from the previous record set in September,...

Changing borrower behaviour behind deposit rise

December 2015 saw the average house purchase deposit surpass £80,000, according to the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 19

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

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Leek Building Society secures double win at British Bank Awards

Leek Building Society has secured a double success at the 2026 British Bank Awards...

ModaMortgages launches limited edition 5-year fixes with free vals

ModaMortgages has expanded its buy-to-let range with the launch of new limited edition 5-year...

TSB cuts residential fixed mortgage rates

TSB cut rates across parts of its residential mortgage range today as lenders continue...

Royal London refreshes protection anniversary emails

Royal London is rolling out refreshed anniversary emails to protection customers as insurers continue...

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