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Gen H trims 5-year fixed rates in latest bid to support high-LTV borrowers

Lender Gen H has made further reductions to its mortgage pricing, shifting focus to...

Black & White Bridging creates new asset management team

Specialist short-term lender Black & White Bridging has strengthened its operations with two key...

Investec cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 30bps for high-net-worth clients

Investec Bank has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, cutting fixed rates by...

Assetz Capital cuts development finance rates to 8.85% to support SME housebuilding

Assetz Capital has announced a further reduction to its development finance rates, with rates...

NatWest unveils family-backed mortgage to lift FTBs onto the property ladder

NatWest has launched a new Family-Backed Mortgage aimed at helping first-time buyers increase their...

MPowered Mortgages cuts three-year fixed rates for remortgage customers

MPowered Mortgages has announced another reduction in its three-year fixed rates, this time targeting...

Mansfield enjoys record-breaking year as building societies celebrate 250th anniversary

Mansfield Building Society has reported a record year, announcing new mortgage lending exceeding £125...

Rents hit new highs despite rising supply in easing rental market

The average advertised rent outside London has climbed to a record £1,349 per calendar...

Affordability shifts poised to reignite mortgage market

House price growth is losing momentum as buyer demand eases and the number of...

Two in five britons confused about inheritance process

Two in five UK consumers are unclear about what happens when they inherit assets,...

L&G strengthens protection offering with product enhancements

Legal & General has announced a series of product improvements across its protection range,...

LendInvest strengthens leadership team

LendInvest Mortgages has promoted two senior executives to managing director roles as the fintech...

Roma Finance launches revolving credit facility

Roma Finance has launched a new Revolving Credit Facility designed to offer property professionals...

Paragon Bank unveils cheapest buy-to-let five-year fix since 2022

Paragon Bank has launched its most competitively priced five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgage in almost...

COMMENT

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

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Squirrel Financial Planning grows to seven in first year

Squirrel Financial Planning has grown from a one-person mortgage and financial planning business to...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards...

Mortgage repayments set to rise for 5m households by 2028

More than five million households are projected to see their mortgage repayments increase by...

Buying costs outpace house prices threefold since 2019

The cost of buying a home has risen more than three times faster than...

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