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Almost half of FTBs feel under pressure from social media

New data from Mojo Mortgages reveals 45% of UK first-time buyers feel under pressure...

Market Harborough BS revamps broker support

Market Harborough Building Society has restructured its broker support model - giving brokers their...

Mortgage lenders expect slowdown despite Q2 rise in demand

Demand for mortgages increased during the second quarter of the year, although lenders expect...

Foundation reintroduces pound-for-pound remortgage product

Foundation has reintroduced its F1 pound-for-pound (£4£) remortgage product and reduced rates across its...

Paymentshield boosts sales team

Paymentshield has made a series of sales appointments, in a move it said reinforces...

Key Partnerships urges advisers to raise standards

Firms referring customers for later life lending advice must place greater focus on best...

Together appoints corporate affairs director

Specialist lender Together has appointed Kate Grimoldby as its new corporate affairs director, reporting...

Average rental yields up annually despite quarterly dip

Average rental yields across England and Wales continued to rise year-on-year, although six out...

Atom bank cuts rates for the second time in weeks

Atom bank has reduced rates across its prime mortgage range for the second time...

EXCLUSIVE: Quantum Mortgages expands cashback up to £20k

Quantum Mortgages, the specialist buy-to-let and bridging lender, has expanded its cashback range to...

Average cost of moving hits £13,018

The average cost of moving home has reached £13,018 for those buying and selling...

Equity Release Supermarket calls for greater collaboration

The Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), part of the Equity Release Group (ERG), has called...

Redwood Bank launches valuation fee cashback offer

The new valuation cashback offer gives landlords 100% of their valuation fee back on...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound...

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...

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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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