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Only 7% of landlords plan to sell in 2024

More than a quarter of private landlords in the UK plan to increase the...

Nokkel joins OPDA

Nokkel, the house wealth and fintech platform, has announced its membership of the Open...

Three-quarters of BTL landlords have upped rents in 2023

76% of buy-to-let landlords have increased rent over the past year with the main...

Fixed rates most important single feature to lifetime mortgage borrowers

Fixed interest rates are the most important feature to lifetime mortgage customers, with 37%...

The Brightstar Group outlines promotions and new hires

The Brightstar Group has announced new recruits and promotions to its team. Chantelle May has...

HTB appoints East Anglia BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Mark Newman as a business development manager (BDM)...

Self-employed want more understanding from lenders

40% of self-employed people believe lenders need to be more understanding when it comes...

Almost half of UK workers overestimate the cost of income protection

44% of UK workers overestimate the monthly cost of income protection, life cover, and...

Kensington updates residential and BTL rates

Kensington Mortgages has announced a number of rate updates to its buy-to-let and residential...

MFS joins Mortgage Advice Bureau panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB) panel of lenders, with...

Bluestone Mortgages reduces rates again

Bluestone Mortgages has announced further rate reductions across its entire fixed rate product range. These...

CSS appoints associate director of client relationships

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the appointment of Rebecca Lohoar as associate director...

LiveMore reduces all over-50 products’ mortgage rates

LiveMore has cut rates across all its mortgage products by up to 0.29 percentage...

Under-50s increasingly receiving financial support via released equity

New research from Hodge has found that almost two-thirds of people who are receiving...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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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