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Newcastle Intermediaries reduces self-employed rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has cut rates by up to 15 basis points (bps) across its...

Penrith BS joins TMA Mortgage Club panel

TMA Mortgage Club has added Penrith Building Society to its lending panel. The mutual offers...

Allica Bank funds mascot manufacturer’s premises expansion

A commercial mortgage from Allica Bank has enabled Rainbow Productions, a character and costume...

Perenna cuts flexible long-term fixed rate pricing

Perenna has reduced pricing on its flexible long-term fixed rate mortgage range by up...

Leeds BS reduces rates on 27 mortgage products

Leeds Building Society has reduced interest rates on products across its mortgage range. Reductions of...

Air unveils new Comprehensive Conversations Manifesto

Air has launched a new Comprehensive Conversations Manifesto to establish a new standard of...

Shawbrook completes its first limited company remortgage with PEXA

Shawbrook has completed its first limited company remortgage in 28 business days using the...

Strong start of the year for the housing market

Halifax has reported that average house prices increased by 1.3% in January, which is...

OMS hires Kevin Blount as head of operations

One Mortgage System (OMS) has appointed Kevin Blount as its head of operations. Blount (pictured)...

Kensington adds new options amidst rate reductions

Kensington Mortgages has reduced mortgage rates and introduced new options across both its residential...

Royal London makes key protection appointments

Royal London has appointed two senior roles in its protection business. Fiona Wynn has...

Enra Specialist Finance completes fourth securitisation

Enra Specialist Finance has completed its fourth public securitisation, Elstree 4. The transaction comprises...

Atom bank saves property firm £375k

Atom bank has provided a £3.7 million commercial loan to an Edinburgh-based property investment...

Truffle Specialist Finance partners with Cornerstone Network

Mortgage network Cornerstone has chosen Truffle Specialist Finance as its exclusive packager partner for...

COMMENT

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Bridging Soup launches major market research initiative

Bridging Soup has launched a new research initiative to build a clearer picture of...

Just one in seven homes records five years of growth

Fewer than one in seven UK homes increased in value during every year of...

Word On The Street arranges £108m of property finance in record year

Word On The Street arranged more than £108 million of property finance across 239...

Beverley enhances SIPP income assessment

Beverley Building Society has introduced a tiered approach to assessing income from self-invested personal...

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