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Stonebridge welcomes Apex Mortgage & Protection

Stonebridge has welcomed broker, Apex Mortgage & Protection, to the network. Apex Mortgage & Protection...

Housing affordability still stretched despite recent wage growth

Housing affordability remains stretched by historic standards despite recent earnings growth marginally outpacing house...

UK workers feeling more financially optimistic

Workers across the country are feeling more confident about their financial wellbeing, according the...

HLP unveils bespoke CRM system

HLPartnership (HLP) has launched a new CRM system which was developed in-house. The system was...

KSEYE celebrates thousandth deal

Bridging loan provider KSEYE has reached the milestone of 1,000 deals with the provision...

Mera Investment Management improves large loan rates

Mera Investment Management has revised rates on its loan facilities of £20m and above. The...

Suffolk BS extends charitable partnerships until 2026

Suffolk Building Society's charitable programme, offering support to four Suffolk charities, has been extended...

Stonebridge reports further improvement in mortgage affordability

November saw mortgage affordability improve for the second consecutive month, according to new analysis...

Paradigm Protect partners with First2Protect

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with insurance specialists, First2Protect, for both household...

Rise in lifetime mortgage use for debt and mortgage repayments

Pure Retirement has reported a number of changes in use of its later life...

Interbridge Mortgages appoints finance director

Interbridge Mortgages has announced the appointment of Oliver Dickinson as finance director. Dickinson (pictured) has...

Loughborough BS switches to new mortgage origination platform

Loughborough Building Society has introduced its new mortgage origination platform and integrated credit decisioning...

Mansfield BS cuts discounted mortgage rates by up to 6bps

Mansfield Building Society has reduced rates on its prime discounted variable-rate mortgage products and...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.2m semi-commercial bridge

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial bridging loan to facilitate the...
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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,...
First-time buyers

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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