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LTVs fall to six-month low

Purchase approvals fell 2.5% in July, down from 48,421 in June to a seasonally...

Housing market remains robust, reports Countrywide

The UK housing market remains resilient with "modest"" improvements across key market indicators as...

Interest rate rise would hit savings: L&G

One in 10 households may cash in savings when interest rates rise, according to...

TMW refreshes residential range

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has improved rates and made changes to its TMW Residential...

Skipton introduces seven-year deals

Skipton Building Society is adding two new seven-year products to its range. Launching on 16...

Trade body for peer-to-peer sector launches

The Peer-to-Peer Finance Association has launched today. It is a new UK trade body set...

TBMC offers new ERC-free BTL exclusive

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with Shepshed Building Society. The deal has...

Weak buyer demand forcing asking prices down

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New hire for West One Loans

Short-term lender West One Loans has predicted that bridging lenders will be making gross...

Newcastle unveils five-year deal with &’039break away&’039 option

Newcastle Building Society has launched a five-year mortgage product at 4.79%, with an annual...

Profits up at Royal London

Royal London has reported a rise in operating profits for the past six months. The...

About-turn for London market

London sellers' asking prices fell in August by £14,633 (-3.4%), Rightmove has reported. Asking prices...

The state of the lead market

Justin Rees, director of marketing and partnerships at LeadPoint (UK), provides a snapshot of...

Don&’039t say bridging is booming

The short-term sector needs long-term players, says Gareth Lewis, head of business development at...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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