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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...

GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...

Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

Hidden costs top Gen Z homebuying fears as millennials focus on repair bills

First-time buyers’ concerns are shifting significantly by age, with younger buyers focused on upfront...

Shepherds Friendly appoints Laura Gauden as head of sales

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Laura Gauden as head of sales as the mutual seeks...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Barclays is reducing rates across a broad range of residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

ModaMortgages removes fees on limited-edition buy-to-let products

ModaMortgages has removed application fees from its limited-edition buy-to-let mortgage products, weeks after reducing...

West Brom cuts rates on high LTV mortgages for homebuyers

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across a number of higher loan-to-value mortgage...

Gen H targets larger borrowers with new limited-edition mortgage rate

Gen H has launched a limited-edition mortgage product for borrowers seeking loans above £400,000,...

Paragon adds tracker switch and further advance options for landlords

Paragon Bank has expanded its Bank Base Rate tracker buy-to-let mortgage range by introducing...

Market Harborough cuts fixed mortgage rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced fixed mortgage rates by up to 0.23% across...

Half of Britons say Brexit has harmed the housing market

Ten years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, half of Britons...

Mortgage Brain opens registration for Mortgage Vision 2026 roadshow

Mortgage Brain has opened registration for its Mortgage Vision 2026 roadshow, which will visit...

Foundation broadens expat buy-to-let offering and cuts rates across landlord range

Foundation has expanded its specialist buy-to-let proposition with the launch of new expat products...

COMMENT

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

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Broker Conveyancing launches £175 remortgage package

Broker Conveyancing has introduced a fixed-price remortgage conveyancing package through its new online hub. The...

Buckinghamshire BS cuts residential and specialist rates

Buckinghamshire Building Society has reduced mortgage rates across its residential and specialist lending ranges,...

Final call for views on FCA mortgage reforms

The mortgage industry has until tomorrow to respond to Financial Conduct Authority proposals intended...

One in five borrow to fund private healthcare

Almost one in five people who recently accessed private healthcare used a credit card...

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