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The Mortgage Works trims rates across new and switcher ranges

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is cutting selected buy-to-let mortgage rates for both new and...

Recognise completes £644k commercial bridge for East Anglia housing site

Recognise Bank has provided a £644,000 commercial bridging loan secured against a greenfield site...

CSS appoints Steve Lees as associate technical director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has appointed Steve Lees as associate director of technical services. Lees...

Buy-to-let boom slows as landlords focus on refinancing

The pace of the UK’s buy-to-let expansion is slowing as landlords increasingly shift their...

Plannr CRM secures SOC 2 certification to strengthen trust in financial advice tech

Plannr CRM has achieved SOC 2 certification, marking a significant step in its efforts...

Virgin Money cuts rates across purchase, remortgage and buy-to-let ranges

Virgin Money is reducing a wide range of mortgage rates this week, with changes...

Majority of advice firms now trialling AI and RegTech to cut compliance costs

More than half of UK financial advice firms are now testing or trialling artificial...

Mortgages and AI to feature in overhauled school curriculum

Children in England will soon be taught how mortgages work and how to manage...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Act adds to pressure

Four out of 10 landlords are considering leaving the rental market within the next...

Gary Neville: Manchester holds blueprint for national redevelopment

Manchester’s regeneration model should serve as the blueprint for national redevelopment, according to specialist...

The Vernon launches new range for complex prime borrowers

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new range of complex prime mortgages aimed at...

The Cambridge launches free online event to guide first-time buyers

The Cambridge Building Society is hosting a free online session to help first-time buyers...

Furness Building Society expands buy-to-let range with new rates

Furness Building Society has expanded its buy-to-let offering with a range of new and...

One in five abandon protection process, AMI reveals

Almost one in five adults begin but fail to complete the process of buying...

COMMENT

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

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...

Latest news

Conveyancer numbers fall 15% as firms face mounting workload pressures

The conveyancing workforce in England and Wales has contracted by 15% in little more...

Lendlord adds free rent increase notice tool for landlords

Lendlord has introduced a free tool designed to help landlords prepare the Form 4A...

LendInvest and MDA flag development finance risks from Building Safety Levy

LendInvest and MDA Consulting have published guidance for property lenders and developers ahead of...

Family BS launches £12.5m HNW interest roll-up mortgage

Family Building Society has launched an interest roll-up mortgage allowing high net worth borrowers...

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