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Gen H cuts new business mortgage rates

Gen H has announced a series of rate reductions aimed at its new business...

Santander playing high risk strategy, warn brokers

Following the news that Santander is considering scaling back its operations in the UK...

Foundation appoints national account manager

Foundation Home Loans has announced the appointment of Keith Jones as its new national...

Soup up your brand with Newspage

The mediascape is changing and MortgageSoup has partnered with the expert-powered news agency, Newspage,...

End of Tuscan Capital brand as Allica completes integration

Short-term lender Tuscan Capital has now been fully integrated into the Allica Bank brand...

Guild of Property Professionals embarks upon local meetings tour

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced the launch of its series of local...

HTB adds restricted holiday lets to offering

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has expanded its specialist lending proposition to now include restricted...

UTB appoints bridging BDM for the North

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Gemma Roberts as business development manager (BDM) for...

54 promotions at Market Financial Solutions

Short-term lender Market Financial Solutions has promoted 54 members of staff. Its team has now...

Small fall in home condition survey commissions

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported a slight dip in the number of homebuyers...

LHV Bank provides £7m commercial loan

LHV Bank has completed a £7 million commercial investment loan to refinance debt secured...

PEXA reaches £100m transactional milestone

PEXA has processed £100 million worth of UK remortgage transactions through its platform. The increasing...

Annual rent bill for under 45s totals £56.2bn

Hamptons' analysis of official data has established that the amount of rent paid by...

New hires and promotions at Twenty7Tec

Twenty7tec has announced two new senior hires and a pair of internal promotions. Clive Beattie...

COMMENT

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,...

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...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

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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