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CML expects £200bn lending p.a. 2014-15

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated there was £17 billion of...

Sharp rise in number of mortgage products available

Consumers had a choice of over 12,000 mortgages products during November 2013, the first...

Positive Development Finance funds eight-figure development

Positive Development Finance has completed a loan on a £12m development project. The mixed...

January launch for NatWest IS’s Help to Buy 2 deals

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has revealed it will be launching its Help to Buy: mortgage...

Landlord optimism remains at record high

Paragon Mortgages has found that landlords are looking towards next year with an increasing...

RICS predicts further house price rises in 2014

Chartered surveyors have predicted that house prices in the UK will see an increase...

Monthly fall in secured lending

Loans Warehouse' secured loans index has reported that secured lending in November is 43%...

CML reveals new chairman

Stephen Noakes, mortgages director at Lloyds Banking Group, will become the new chairman of...

New homeowner ASU product from Berkeley Alexander

Berkeley Alexander has expanded its range of Accident, Sickness and Unemployment (ASU) protection products...

SFI raises maximum loan allowances

Santander for Intermediaries (SFI) has today increased its maximum loan allowance on its standard...

Quarterly rise in Welsh house prices

The average price paid for a house in Wales in October was £154,696, LSL...

New deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched eight new mortgage products.  The deals are six new buy-to-let...

Six new associates for the CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has recruited half a dozen new associates. The body...

Fall in house prices north of the border

The average house price in Scotland fell by £206, or 0.1%, in October on...

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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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

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...

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Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 17

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge...

Cancelled mortgages reach record £8.7bn in first quarter

The value of mortgages approved but not taken up reached a record £8.7 billion...

ASAP launches remortgage conveyancing service for brokers

ASAP has expanded its intermediary proposition with the launch of a new specialist remortgage...

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