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LendInvest exclusives for Legal & General Mortgage Club

LendInvest is offering members of Legal & General Mortgage Club exclusive reduced rates across its range of standard buy-to-let...

TSB goes live on Lendex

Lendex, the multi-lender application and submission gateway from Mortgage Brain, h as announced that...

Platform to cut selected higher LTV rates

Platform is making rate reductions of up to 0.26 percentage points on Monday 5...

Together re-introduces its lowest residential and BTL rates

Specialist lender Together has reduced its residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates. It has brought back...

Bagley promoted to chief partnership and marketing officer at Uinsure

Uinsure has appointed Lauren Bagley as chief partnership and marketing officer in a role...

London Credit launches new product for extensions and conversions

London Credit has launched an Extend or Convert Refurb product for property investors who...

Pure Retirement expands Classic Range distribution

300 further firms now have access to Pure Retirement's Classic lifetime mortgage range. It follows on...

Over-40s homeowners still positive about finances despite Covid

77% of UK homeowners over the age of 40 are confident about their current...

Bridging lenders: stop reducing it all to speed

Black & White Bridging has completed a case for a broker and his client...

West One ups development finance loan limit 

West One Loan is now offering senior development facilities up to £15m. The previous limit...

CHL Mortgages joins Tenet panel

Recently relaunched buy-to-let lender, CHL Mortgages, has been appointed by Tenet to its lending...

Just Mortgages recruited 37 new brokers last month

Just Mortgages has reported continued growth with the recruitment of 37 new brokers in...

Virgin Money unveils new green shared ownership mortgages

Virgin Money is launching two new shared ownership Greener new build mortgages as well...

The Beverley Building Society cuts mortgage rates by up to 40bps

The Beverley Building Society has announced updates to its mortgage range, with changes including...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

WH Ireland adopts MARS to strengthen vulnerable client support

WH Ireland has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve how it identifies...

HSBC lowers residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK will reduce rates across a range of residential and buy-to-let mortgages from...

Royal London appoints Gelling as risk chief

Royal London has appointed Louise Gelling as group chief risk officer, subject to regulatory...

Remortgage searches rise 7% in July

Residential remortgage searches increased by 7% during July as purchase and buy-to-let activity weakened,...

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