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The Leeds opens up additional borrowing to existing customers via Mortgage Hub

Leeds Building Society has launched a new facility enabling intermediaries to offer additional borrowing...

MT Finance expands J.P. Morgan forward flow deal to £2.5bn

MT Finance has expanded its forward flow agreement with J.P. Morgan by £1bn, taking...

Accord shaves fixed rate pricing across residential mortgage range

Accord Mortgages has cut rates across its residential range. The intermediary-only lender is reducing rates...

AMI confirms board election results

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has announced the results of its latest board...

Law Society unveils guidance to help conveyancers tackle climate risk

The Law Society of England and Wales has issued a new practice note aimed...

Darlington Building Society unveils high LTV fixed deals for complex cases

Darlington Building Society has introduced a series of rate reductions of up to 35...

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Sanders steps down from Allica Bank bridging role

Colin Sanders, one of the UK’s most experienced specialist lending bosses, has stepped down...

Barclays unveils further mortgage rate cuts, including lowest of the year

Barclays is cutting mortgage rates once again, with a new tranche of reductions coming...

MPowered Mortgages cuts 3-year fixed rates to 3.88%

MPowered Mortgages, the one day mortgage lender, has, against a backdrop of rising swap...

Habito joins forces with Mastercard to ease mortgage process for SMEs

Habito has announced a new partnership with Mastercard’s Business Bonus Scheme in a move...

Buy-to-let activity plunges as self-employed and first-time buyer demand surges

The UK mortgage market is undergoing a period of sharp contrasts, according to the...

Pepper Money expands wellbeing push with largest-ever broker retreat series

Specialist lender Pepper Money is significantly expanding its wellbeing programme for brokers with the...

L&G pays over £1bn in retail protection claims as digital overhaul cuts delays

Legal & General paid more than £1bn in retail protection claims in 2024, the...

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...
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The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

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