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Perenna receives government grant funding

Perenna is to use grant funding to refine and launch its Perenna Retrofit Mortgage...

LendInvest Mortgages launches new bridge products

LendInvest Mortgages has launched two new 85% LTV products that support borrowers looking to...

Mansfield unveils Credit Repair proposition

Mansfield Building Society has launched its new Credit Repair proposition to help borrowers who...

Paymentshield launches support network for ‘GI specialists’

General insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield has created a dedicated support network in response to...

The Mortgage Lender cuts residential and BTL rates again

The Mortgage Lender has made further rate reductions across a series of its residential...

Sort Club returns for fourth consecutive year

SortRefer has announced the return of Sort Club, its loyalty scheme for mortgage intermediary...

Clydesdale Bank cuts two and five-year rates

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled a series of mortgage rate reductions. Cuts include new and existing...

90-95% LTV rates cut amidst Coventry for intermediaries reductions

Coventry for intermediaries has lowered the majority of its fixed rates, with residential rates...

Saffron for Intermediaries reduces select Core product rates

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced rate cuts across 12 of its core products, including...

UTB cuts second charge rates

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries has lowered interest rates across its second...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints BDM for the South East

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Steve Bailey as the South East of...

Landmark: more dynamic market poised to return in 2024

Landmark’s newly released Q4 Residential Property Trends report has provided analysis of property data...

Perenna now on Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain

Mortgage Brain has added Perenna to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain platforms. Perenna specialises...

Virgin Money improves loan-to-income policy

Virgin Money has made a positive change to its loan-to-income (LTI) policy. The lender has...

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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House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

Simplify’s trust gives £22,500 to nine local charities

The Simplify Charitable Trust has donated £22,500 to nine charities working in communities across...

Landlords turn to portfolio refinancing to fund expansion

More than three-quarters of landlords are considering refinancing their existing portfolios to fund further...

LiveMore launches mortgage for homes with spray foam insulation

LiveMore has launched a mortgage designed for homeowners whose properties have become difficult to...

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