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Investec cuts mortgage stress rates to boost HNW borrowing capacity

High-net-worth individuals will be able to borrow significantly more from Investec Bank following a...

Brokers shift focus to short-term deals for landlord clients

Buy-to-let mortgage brokers continue to favour five-year fixed-rate products for landlords, according to new...

Sandbanks holds top spot for coastal prices

Sandbanks remains Britain’s most expensive seaside location, with the average property commanding £965,708 –...

Shawbrook cuts TML and Bluestone rates

Shawbrook has announced a fresh round of rate cuts across its retail mortgage arm,...

Atom bank shaves Near Prime rates

Atom bank has announced a fresh round of rate reductions across its Near Prime...

ModaMortgages cuts rates and launches new HMO & MUFB products

ModaMortgages has announced a reduction in rates across its buy-to-let product range, with cuts...

The Loughborough ups later-life interest-only LTV to 70%

Loughborough Building Society has increased its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 70% for...

FCA seeks to reduce reporting burden with overhaul of complaints data process

The Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled proposals to streamline the way firms report complaints...

The Coventry named among UK’s top firms for employee development

Coventry Building Society has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s Best...

Redwood Bank adjusts lending criteria to support landlords

Redwood Bank has announced changes to its lending criteria aimed at easing affordability constraints...

Aspen marks broker milestone with Trafalgar Square rooftop launch

Aspen Bridging welcomed more than 100 brokers to its inaugural Spring Party last week,...

Darlington chief exec to retire after seven years of “transformational” leadership

Andrew Craddock is to step down as chief executive of Darlington Building Society at...

First-time buyers offer brightest prospects amid calls for focus on affordability and supply

First-time buyers are viewed as the most promising segment of the UK property market...

Rosemount Financial adds seven new adviser firms

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has continued to strengthen its position in the mortgage and...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

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TPFG buys 25% stake in property and mortgage AI business Enteka

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has taken a 25% stake in Enteka AI as...

Property professionals back homebuying reforms, CSS poll finds

More than three-quarters of property professionals believe proposed changes to the homebuying and selling...

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

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