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ModaMortgages joins Right Mortgage panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist buy-to-let provider, ModaMortgages, to its...

Brokers anticipate Bank Rate rise by 2026

A new survey commissioned by Butterfield Mortgages has revealed that a significant majority of...

HTB provides £11.9m facility for Sheffield city centre conversion

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided an £11.9 million development finance facility to support...

Landbay expands Limited Edition and PT ranges

Landbay has bolstered its limited-edition range with four new products for small houses in...

Wales Pension Partnership and Pluto Finance partner to fund affordable housing in Wales

The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) has partnered with specialist lender Pluto Finance to provide...

KRFI includes product transfers in BTL rate reductions

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI) has cut rates on two and five-year fixed, variable...

LendInvest cuts buy-to-let rates

LendInvest Mortgages has announced a rate reduction of up to 25 basis points (bps)...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries further reduces short-term let rates

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its short-term lets range by 30...

VAS becomes IMLA associate member

VAS has become the latest organisation to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA). Steven...

StreamBank appoints senior BDM for London & the South East

StreamBank has announced the appointment of Lee Warne as senior business development manager (BDM)...

London Credit ups semi-commercial LTV

London Credit has announced a five percentage point rise in the maximum loan to...

Home Condition Surveys boost buyer confidence

New research from Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) and Pegasus Insight reveals that 88% of...

First-time buyers face higher mortgage costs despite wage growth

First-time buyers are grappling with significantly higher monthly mortgage payments than they were five...

Mortgage maverick author has a ‘wheely’ good time

The air under the arches of Waterloo Station smelled of old rain and fresh...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

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...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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