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New lower fixed rates from the Co-operative Bank

The Co-operative Bank for Intermediaries has unveiled its latest product range. The launch includes reductions...

Annual rental yields up markedly in England & Wales

Fleet Mortgages has published the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q3...

UTB reduces regulated and unregulated bridging rates

United Trust Bank (UTB) has reduced pricing on its range of regulated and unregulated...

Lifetime mortgage customers show signs of caution

The Equity Release Council’s Autumn 2023 Market Report has revealed that UK mortgage holders...

Market Harborough BS unveils new ‘low ERC’ deal

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has launched a new three-year discount product. It comes with...

OPDA finalises make-up of executive committee

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has confirmed the completion of its executive committee...

HSBC Life joins SimplyBiz protection panel

SimplyBiz has appointed HSBC Life to its SimplyProtect range of provider partners. SimplyProtect is...

Clever Lending completes £1.9m MUFB deal with HTB

Clever Lending has helped a customer who needed to refinance a Multi Unit Freehold...

MFS joins Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel. ...

Keystone Property Finance unveils new two-year trackers

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new range of two-year tracker mortgages. These...

MBE London reveals record figures

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that visitor numbers at its London show, held...

Paragon backs Arundel Gate new build development

Arundel Gate Finance has secured £30m of funding from Paragon Bank, including a £12...

Investec provides £80m development loan for Suffolk distribution centre

Investec Real Estate has provided Norton Group with an £80 million financing package to...

LiveMore provides semi-exclusive products for five packagers

LiveMore has launched an exclusive packager proposition with Brightstar, Complete, Brilliant Solutions, TFC and...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

The industry needs to support Shared Ownership

This week, I want to put the spotlight on Shared Ownership. It deserves to be treated as a genuinely viable route onto the ladder,...

Advisers should be brave enough to drown out the noise

If you thought the economic and mortgage market commentary had been particularly noisy recently, I suspect you haven't heard anything yet, because with the...

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Expat buy-to-let rates rise sharply for lower-LTV borrowers

British expatriate landlords with larger deposits are facing higher mortgage rates than borrowers with...

Commonhold reform faces practical challenges over finance and building management

The introduction of commonhold as an alternative to leasehold will require significant preparation across...

Family BS reduces fixed mortgage pricing for landlords and homeowners

Family Building Society has cut rates across its two-year fixed mortgage range by up...

Sprive records ninefold rise in shoppers as mortgage cashback spending reaches £185m

Mortgage cashback app Sprive has reported a sharp increase in customer activity, with shoppers...

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