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MPowered Mortgages cuts 3 & 5yr rates to under 4%

MPowered Mortgages has made cuts to its mortgage range which see rates for three...

Homebuyers want government action over property market

UK homebuyers are calling for action from the government to tackle the competitive and...

Suffolk BS lowers five-year residential fixed rates

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The...

Black & White Bridging appoints non-executive director

Black & White Bridging has appointed a new non-executive director (NED). Retired solicitor,...

Rowntree unveiled as new Together CEO

Together Financial Services has announced the appointment of Richard Rowntree as CEO and executive...

FHL completes mixed-pool BTL and owner-occupation securitisation

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has executed its first Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) backed by...

Atom Bank lowers near prime and prime rates

Atom bank has made a series of cuts across rates on both its Near...

Interbridge Mortgages chooses Pure Panel Management as primary valuation partner

Pure Panel Management has announced that it has become the primary valuation partner for...

Pepper Money cuts rates for those who are ‘just off the high street’

Pepper Money has reduced rates across its range by up to 1.00% to provide...

Phoebus Software joins Equity Release Council

Phoebus Software has become the latest Associate Member of the Equity Release Council. As part...

Keystone reduces fixed rate pricing

Keystone Property Finance has reduced its fixed rate products by up to 25 basis...

Fleet Mortgages cuts 75% LTV rates

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on both two and five-year 75% loan to value...

Just Mortgages appoints area director for the north

Just Mortgages has bolstered its self-employed management team with the appointment of Chris Hayes...

19% of borrowers dissatisfied with lender technology

Finova has published a new report - Homeownership in the Digital Age - which...

COMMENT

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

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...

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Bank of Ireland expands JBSP mortgage criteria

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries has widened its Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) mortgage...

Try Financial links with The Insurance Surgery to support complex protection cases

Try Financial has formed a partnership with specialist protection adviser The Insurance Surgery to...

VouchedFor unveils enhanced membership as advisers adapt to AI-led search

VouchedFor has launched Verified+, a new membership tier aimed at helping financial advisers improve...

TMG boss promises Bank Holiday Monday if England reach World Cup final

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has pledged to give every member...

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