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Yet again, base rate held

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again voted to keep the...

Leeds offers 2yr discount at 3.64%

Leeds Building Society has launched a new fees-assisted two-year discount mortgage at 3.64%. The product...

Board level appointment for 1st Exchange

1st Exchange has appointed Andy Watts to the position of intermediary sales director. Watts is...

AIB to be split up

Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) is to be split into a Funding Bank and an...

Aviva improves critical illness record

Aviva paid out 684 critical illness claims during the six months to the end...

FSA wrong over interest-only: CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has questioned the wisdom of the FSA's attitude...

Two first-time buyer deals unveiled by HSBC

HSBC is launching two new mortgage deals for first time buyers as part of...

Next few months will be telling: NAEA

The housing market slowed in August, as is traditionally expected, the National Association of...

Pensioner homeowner wealth up £8bn in past quarter

Total property wealth owned outright of by retired homeowners is up to £775 billion...

Recent house price decline reversed

House prices increased by 0.2% in August, according to the Halifax. This was the...

New broker deal from AfI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AfI) is launching a new 'Intermediary Special' deal tomorrow. It is a...

Higginson and Gilmour to join Sesame Bankhall

Sesame Bankhall Group has added two people to its senior management team. Current chief operating...

Deal with rogue landlords, NLA tells councils

The National Landlords Association (NLA) wants local authorities to prosecute landlords who wilfully ignore...

Brokers need to educate

Advisers need to take responsibility for equity release education, argues Peter Welch, head of...

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Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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OneDome acquires Trussle to accelerate push for 10% share of UK housing market

OneDome, the UK’s fastest-growing property and fintech platform, has acquired online mortgage broker Trussle...

Bank rate-setter urges cuts despite fresh inflation spike

A leading Bank of England policymaker has called for further interest rate cuts, dismissing...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries cuts mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 35 basis points...

Darlington launches 2-year fixed buy-to-let products from 4.54%

Darlington Building Society has launched a refreshed range of 2-year fixed rate buy-to-let products,...
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