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Kensington Mortgages unveils five-year ‘Step Down’ deal

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new ‘Step Down’ five-year fixed rate mortgage, which is...

Improving intermediary optimism fuels expansion

Paragon Bank research has found that more than half of mortgage intermediary firms are...

Buckinghamshire BS integrates JBSP into prime offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has removed its dedicated Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) product range...

Quilter partners with Uinsure

Quilter has announced a strategic partnership with Uinsure to provide its advisers with more...

Right Mortgage Network outlines autumn roadshow plans

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club has published details of its...

Zephyr reduces rates by ups to 10bps

Zephyr Homeloans has cut rates on most of its products by five to 10...

Hilco makes senior bridging appointment

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has appointed Duncan Pearson as senior business development consultant. ...

Dudley BS named one of UK’s ‘Best Workplaces for Women’

The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women has officially recognised Dudley Building Society within...

Target Group expands originations team

Target Group has appointed Rob Hanks as product manager. He is the latest in a...

Foundation brands introduce new EPC Saver products

Foundation Home Loans' buy-to-let and residential brands have launched new two- and five-year fixed-rate...

LendInvest Mortgages increases regulated bridging LTV

LendInvest Mortgages has announced an LTV update to its regulated bridging product. The lender is...

April Mortgages partners with Tembo Money

April Mortgages has formed a new strategic partnership with Tembo Money. Tembo Money is...

LHV Bank doubles size of loan book

LHV Bank's UK lending portfolio now totals £140 million. At the end of 2023, the...

West One Loans makes 11 changes to first charge offering

West One Loans has announced major additions to its first charge residential product proposition...
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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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