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TMW reduces individual and limited company buy-to-let rates

The Mortgage Works is cutting rates across a selection of buy-to-let products today. The latest...

Time Finance earns multiple placings in Best Companies rankings

Time Finance has secured several places in the latest Best Companies rankings, underscoring its...

Over-55’s call for stamp duty abolition ahead of Autumn Budget

As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget over-55s are making their...

Barclays cuts five-year fixes again as lender pushes for market-leading position

Barclays is making further reductions across its residential mortgage range, with five-year fixed rates...

The Leeds launches green additional borrowing for home energy upgrades

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new stream of green additional borrowing aimed at...

Equity Release Group expands adviser team after StepChange partnership

Equity Release Group has strengthened its advisory arm, Equity Release Supermarket, with three new...

Love Finance appoints former Monzo director to lead credit and risk

Love Finance has appointed Selen Cagirgan as its new head of credit and risk,...

LendInvest funds £4.54m new home scheme in Isleworth

A vacant plot of land in Isleworth is set to be transformed into a...

Pivotal adopts AI-driven suitability checks in bid to raise compliance standards

Pivotal Group is rolling out an AI-powered compliance system across its mortgage services arm...

Developers lose confidence as Budget uncertainty stalls housing starts

Growing uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget has triggered a marked drop in confidence...

Primis expands sales team with four senior appointments

Primis has strengthened its national sales operation with the appointment of three new regional...

Hope Capital unveils new identity as it sharpens focus on property finance

Hope Capital has rebranded as Hope Capital Property Finance as it marks its fifteenth...

Cost of moving home reaches record £17,831 as Stamp Duty drives sharp rise

The cost of moving home in England has climbed to a record £17,831, placing...

Developers turn to forward funding as UK property market steadies

The UK property market is showing signs of renewed stability after a prolonged period...

COMMENT

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

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Property transactions edge lower as mortgage costs weigh on market

UK residential property transactions fell in August, with HM Revenue & Customs recording 95,220...

First-time buyer homes could cost almost £24k more by 2030

The average price paid by a first-time buyer in England could rise by almost...

Precise joins LMS Panel Link for specialist residential cases

Precise has joined LMS's Panel Link service as the specialist lender looks to reduce...

LSL warns first-time buyers could pause plans ahead of new deposit scheme

LSL Financial Services has welcomed the government's proposed 2.5% deposit scheme for new-build homes,...

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