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New larger lending deal from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has introduced a new larger lending mortgage aimed at those looking...

London Credit introduces new refurb deal

London Credit has launched a 'fast' refurbishment product. The Fast & Flexible Refurb allows for...

Just Mortgages unveils new build training academy

Just Mortgages has opened applications for its first training academy dedicated to new build...

Quarter of employees made bad debt decisions during pandemic

24% of employees say they made a bad decision about debt during the pandemic,...

SmartCriteria sees first indications of market normalising

Legal & General’s SmartrCriteria tool recorded a -32% decrease in furlough friendly mortgage searches...

Crystal holds initiatives for Pride Month

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) is focusing on Pride Month 2021 as part of its...

Homeowners sceptical about brokers’ worth

Just 10% of homeowners believe that a mortgage broker can get them a better deal...

Platform unveils mortgage rate cuts

Platform is making a number of mortgage rate reductions of up to 0.37 percentage...

Newcastle Intermediaries rejoins high LTV mortgage market

Newcastle Intermediaries is re-entering the high LTV mortgage market sector with a number of...

CHL Mortgages joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added buy-to-let lender, CHL Mortgages, to its panel. Paradigm member...

GoCompare partners with Mojo Mortgages

Online mortgage broker Mojo Mortgages has partnered with GoCompare, with the latter's customers able to...

Nick Jones joins West One Loans

West One Loans has welcomed Nick Jones as its new sales director. In his new role,...

Zephyr Homeloans unveils 80% LTV packager exclusives

Zephyr Homeloans has launched 80% loan to value (LTV) mortgages exclusively available through its...

VAS Audit completes £200m milestone with short-term lender

VAS Audit has revealed that it has completed live auditing and assurance services on...

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

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,...

LEASE launches lease extension cost tool

The Leasehold Advisory Service has launched a free online tool enabling leaseholders to check...

Vida mortgage lending more than doubles to £840m

Vida Group Holdings increased gross mortgage lending to £840m during the first half of...

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