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IPTF and MIMHC agree partnership

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) and the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC)...

Hilco provides £8m+ facility against luxury property in Surrey

Specialist bridging finance provider Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided an £8.3m facility...

Just Mortgages sees strong demand to join self-employed division

Just Mortgages received 50 applications to join its self-employed division in Q2. This latest cohort...

Mortgage Vision 2024 reveals keynote speakers

Mortgage Brain has confirmed the full list of industry speakers and panellists for its...

Mansfield BS appoints BDM for the south

Mansfield Building Society has appointed Claire Flanagan as its new business development manager (BDM)...

Inspired Lending funds restructuring of £1.3m complex portfolio

Inspired Lending has provided a six-month bridging loan facility of £1.3m secured against multiple...

April Mortgages completes rollout with SPF Private Clients

April Mortgages has rolled out its range of longer-term fixed rate mortgages to all...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries joins Crystal panel

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has been appointed to Crystal Specialist Finance’s lender panel. The appointment...

Remortgaging landlords still favouring five-year fixed rates

Latest data from Landbay reveals that buy-to-let landlords are continuing to opt for the...

LendInvest Mortgages unveils new BTL rates from 3.69%

LendInvest Mortgages has launched its lowest buy-to-let mortgage rates of the year. Starting from 3.69%,...

Molo Finance appoints senior BDM

Molo Finance has announced the recruitment of John Smith as its newest senior business...

MPowered Mortgages reduces fixed rates once again

MPowered Mortgages has cut fixed rate mortgages by up to 22 basis points (bps)....

Reward adopts ADP from LendingMetrics

Reward Finance Group has adopted new underwriting technology to speed up decisioning and underpin...

ONS reports July rise in house prices and rents

The Office for National Statistics has reported that average UK private rents increased by...
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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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Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies

Fleet Mortgages has widened its lending criteria for buy-to-let borrowers, introducing greater flexibility for...
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Six-times salary lending quadruples as lenders loosen affordability

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Buy-to-let lending remains ahead of last year despite slower start to year

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Market Harborough reveals £120m Gen H mortgage portfolio acquisition

Market Harborough Building Society has acquired a £120m residential mortgage portfolio from Gen H...

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