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L&G names winners of 15th Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has announced the winners of its 15th annual Business Quality Awards. The...

MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

Keystone launches special edition HMO range

Keystone Property Finance has launched a number of special edition HMO & MUFB products...

Precise launches cashback products and cuts rates

Precise has launched a new range of 60% LTV ‘limited edition’ products and reduced...

West Brom launches interest-only and discounted products

West Brom Building Society has launched new interest-only and discount variable products and reduced...

The Right Academy targets 100 trainee advisers after strong start

The Right Academy, the specialist training programme from The Right Mortgage & Protection Network,...

Furness BS reports record app-to-offer rates

Furness Building Society is reporting record app-to-offer rates as it continues to roll out...

TMG boss gives staff day off after England’s 1am World Cup clash

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has given all staff an extra...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each...

Air makes Academy free to access

The later life lending platform, Air Club, has announced that Air Academy is now...

The Tipton & Coseley launches 90% LTV for expats

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added a selection of 90% loan to value...

COMMENT

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Latest news

ModaMortgages cuts rates with limited edition buy-to-let range

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition buy-to-let range with rates reduced by up to...

First-time buyers face confidence gap as unexpected costs and delays mount

Nine in 10 first-time buyers believe they understand the home-buying process before starting, but...

Family BS hires Paul Ormonde for Central London broker role

Family Building Society has appointed Paul Ormonde as a business development manager covering Central...

LendInvest raises £300m through latest Mortimer securitisation

LendInvest has completed its eighth Mortimer residential mortgage-backed securitisation, securing £300 million of funding...

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