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Barclays cuts fixed rates

Barclays has become the latest lender to make changes to its mortgage range. It has...

August drop in house purchase approvals

House purchase approvals fell 5% last month, as the mortgage market slowed down for...

New two-year discount range from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has introduced a new selection of residential two-year discount products. The new discount...

Hinckley & Rugby ups income multiples

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has raised the multiples for its mortgages to four...

Kensington to target self-employed with new campaign

Specialist lender Kensington, which was acquired by Blackrock earlier in the week, is investing...

Santander to cut mortgage fees for current account holders

Santander is tomorrow (12 September) launching a new range of mortgages available to its...

Landlords continue to expand portfolios

The average size of landlords’ property portfolios has risen for the second successive quarter,...

Remortgaging continues to be muted

House purchase lending to home-buyers increased month-on-month in July totalling 67,700 loans, up 10%...

MMR adding 2-4 weeks onto transaction times

House price momentum in August slowed to the same level it was a year...

The Newcastle unveils pair of FTB fixes

Two new low fee fixed rate mortgage products aimed at first time buyers have...

English rents almost total £2.7bn pcm

Landlords in England are witnessing a booming rental market, with earnings from rental payments...

Fraud cop to address ASTL conference

Detective Chief Inspector, Andy Fyfe, whose role it is to investigate and bring to...

New face at Hope Capital

Hope Capital has recruited a new business development manager, Danny Power. This is...

Risk aversion costing in the long term

UK consumer reluctance to take investment risk may actually be jeopardising our longer-term financial...

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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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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...

AI skills gap poses major challenge for financial services sector

The financial services sector will need to recruit and retrain around 450,000 highly skilled...

Santander cuts rates across higher LTV fixed and tracker mortgages

Santander has reduced rates across a range of first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage...

West One raises core income multiples to 5.5 times

West One has increased loan-to-income limits across its core residential mortgage range and improved...

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