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Atom bank provides same-day mortgage offer with one in five cases

Atom bank says that 21% of mortgage applications were approved on the same day...

Large variation in consumer vulnerability across key sectors

The latest data from the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) has revealed that firms using...

MHBS expands bridging team

Market Harborough Building Society has added another dedicated underwriter to its bridging finance team...

Wiltshire Friendly joins Right Protection panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the addition of Wiltshire Friendly to...

Stonebridge expansion behind new office move

Stonebridge has relocated its head office after over a decade, driven by growth of...

West One makes BTL rate cuts of up to 40bps

West One Loans has made a number of rate cuts across its range of...

Hanley Economic BS introduces fee-free two-year fix

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a fee-free two-year fixed rate product with a...

UTB reduces second charge rates and product fee

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

Skipton BS unveils new mortgage head of product and propositions

Skipton building Society has promoted Jen Lloyd to become its new mortgage head of...

Just Mortgages appoints digital marketing manager

National brokerage Just Mortgages has announced the appointment of Shey Wade to the role...

Mansfield BS launches affordability-friendly 95% LTV deal

Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate mortgage, available up to...

CHL Mortgages cuts buy-to-let fixed rates

Buy-to-let lender CHL Mortgages has reduced its fixed rates by up to 39 basis...

Average Stamp Duty bill nearly £10,000

Coventry Building Society has established that homebuyers paid an average Stamp Duty bill of...

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services adds Bath BS to panel

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has announced the addition of Bath Building Society to...
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COMMENT

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Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

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Foundation raises income multiples for higher-earning mortgage borrowers

Foundation Home Loans has increased the amount higher-earning residential borrowers can access under changes...
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Wealthy Advisers Club funds £997 wellbeing retreat place to MIMHC

The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital...
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Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
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