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Metro Bank cuts two-year mortgage rates

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential two-year fixed rate and tracker mortgages. For...

Tenants getting on top of their finances

Tenants have been paying down rent arrears despite a new record for monthly rents...

New 65% LTV deals from First Direct

First Direct has today introduced a pair of fixed rate mortgages for borrowers with...

New critical illness product from VitalityLife

VitalityLife, the new name for PruProtect, has unveiled a new life insurance product, LifestyleCare...

Mortgage Brain to sponsor new broker award

Mortgage Brain is sponsoring the Independent Mortgage Broker award at The ESTAS 2015. The...

Former spin doctor to keynote ARLA conference

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has announced that Alastair Campbell will...

Tesco Bank adds new fixes to mortgage range

Tesco Bank has cut the interest rate on a number of its mortgages by...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

Mark Snape leaves Magellan

Mark Snape, managing director of lending for Magellan Homeloans, is leaving the company. Snape (pictured)...

Berkeley Alexander hires new sales manager

Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of David Browne as its new sales manager....

Shawbrook sees improvement in STL turnaround times

Shawbrook Bank has reported an improvement in turnaround times and efficiency in October for...

Fleet Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

Fleet Mortgages has become a full Patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

5% month-on-month rise in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending reached £19 billion in October, according to estimates by the Council...

The Skipton reduces two-year fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has cut interest rates by up to 0.56 percentage points on...

COMMENT

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...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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Landlords focus on portfolio performance despite wider economic concerns

Buy-to-let landlords are continuing to make measured decisions about their portfolios despite remaining pessimistic...

Rely completes buy-to-let remortgage in five days

Specialist buy-to-let lender Rely has completed a remortgage in five days, from application in...

Shepherds Friendly inks Primis distribution deal

Shepherds Friendly has agreed a distribution partnership with Primis Mortgage Network for its income...

Echo Finance appoints Jim Wortley as adviser development manager

Echo Finance has appointed Jim Wortley as adviser development manager as the Mirfield-based mortgage...

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