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GB Bank launches core buy-to-let and bridging product range for intermediaries

GB Bank has launched a new off-the-shelf buy-to-let and bridging range for intermediaries as...

The Buckinghamshire joins Mortgage Broker Tools platform

Buckinghamshire Building Society has partnered with Mortgage Broker Tools to make its lending proposition...

Kensington adds free valuations across residential range

Kensington Mortgages has introduced free valuations across all residential mortgage products while cutting rates...

Gen H to cuts rate by up to 20bps

Gen H is reducing rates across its mortgage range, with cuts of up to...

Slow start for Land Registry e-signatures highlights wider digital integration challenge

The number of Qualified Electronic Signatures used at HM Land Registry reached just five...

Twenty7tec podcast explores what sets top advisers apart

Twenty7tec has released the latest episode of its ELEVATE podcast series, featuring Wealthy Advisers...

House price growth loses momentum as market softens in May

Annual house price growth slowed in May as economic uncertainty and affordability pressures weighed...

TMG Mortgage Network appoints Bob Scott to support adviser growth plans

TMG Mortgage Network has appointed Bob Scott as sales and growth director as the...

TAB appoints Karen Rodrigues as director of sales

TAB has appointed Karen Rodrigues as director of sales as the specialist property finance...

Knowledge Bank’s AffCalc passes 50-lender mark

Knowledge Bank’s affordability sourcing platform AffCalc has surpassed 50 lenders, after launching with 33...

Spicerhaart appoints first marketing director

Spicerhaart has appointed Olivia Moss as its first marketing and communications director, with a...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been...

The Newcastle launches base rate tracker mortgage range

Newcastle for Intermediaries has launched a range of base rate tracker mortgages for new...

Quantum completes third securitisation as funding tops £800m

Quantum Mortgages has completed its third public securitisation, taking funds raised through its Bletchley...

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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