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Connect Mortgage Club to offer second charge BTL

Connect Mortgage Club has added secured loans master broker The Loans Engine to its...

Six join Bibby in Bristol

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed six new staff to its Bristol sales and...

Santander unveils its lowest ever 10-year deal

Santander is launching its lowest ever 10-year fixed rate mortgage tomorrow (17 December). It will...

TBMC unveils exclusive buy-to-let two-year fixes

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let products with the Skipton Building Society. The products...

New member for CML

Svenska Handelsbanken AB has become a member of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Founded...

FCA: early days but RDR seems be working

The first stage of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) post-implementation review of the...

Aldermore celebrates Help to Buy anniversary

Aldermore has issued some revealing statistics about its Help to Buy customers, as it...

TFC Homeloans to package for CMC

TFC Homeloans is now an appointed packager for Cheshire Mortgage Corporation. The latter's products...

Co-op Bank fails BoE stress test

The Bank of England has published the results of the first concurrent stress testing...

Smart Money moves into bridging finance

Smart Money will be adding full bridging support for intermediaries to its services from...

Leeds Building Society unveils its adviser of the year

Andrew Wallace, assistant manager at Leeds Building Society’s Harrogate branch, has won the...

Accord unveils web chat service

strong>Accord Mortgages is introducing a new web chat service as it looks to improve...

MCI Mortgage Club panel expands

Lloyds Banking Group has become the latest addition to the MCI Mortgage Club...

BTL sector will continue to grow in 2015

Confidence in the health of the buy-to-let market will encourage significant investment in the...

COMMENT

Housing supply pressures underline the value of a balanced market

The latest figures from the Home Builders Federation make somewhat uncomfortable reading, particularly if you’re a Government which has placed a significant ‘bet’ on...

Spring Statement must tackle planning, regeneration and skills

With many reports suggesting that next week’s Spring Statement will deliver little in the way of new policy and instead focus largely on updated...

Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

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Spring Statement: Stability welcome but housing reform still missing

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement delivered few surprises for the mortgage and housing sectors prompting...

Luxury asset lending soars 260%

Demand from high-net-worth buyers to finance property purchases using luxury assets has surged by...

Spring Statement 2026: Standing still on debt as risks mount

Yesterday, the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement. Given the backdrop of war in the...

Analysis: Market shock pushes fixed rates towards imminent rise

With the crisis in the Middle East showing no signs of abating any time...

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