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Zephyr cuts five year fixed rates

Zephyr Homeloans has cut rates on its five-year, fixed-rate, standard buy-to-let loans for a...

BEP Systems achieves ISO 9001 and 27001

BEP Systems has achieved both the ISO 9001 and 27001 accreditations from the International...

BUDGET 2021: mortgage guarantee scheme confirmed

Following newspaper headlines over the weekend, the government has confirmed that it will be...

BUDGET 2021: Stamp duty holiday extended

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed the extension of the Stamp Duty Holiday until...

Paragon unveils new five-year fixed rate portfolio products

Paragon Bank has added a pair of new five-year fixed rate mortgages to its...

Three new hires at equity release adviser

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has revealed that three new advisers...

Mortgage Brain develops affordability calculator for mutual

Mortgage Brain has partnered with the Harpenden Building Society to develop a new affordability...

YBS unveils new first-time buyer deals

The Yorkshire Building Society has launched two new mortgages exclusively for people taking their...

LendingMetrics delivers credit decisioning solution to Morses Club

LendingMetrics as been appointed by the Home Collected Credit division of Morses Club to...

West One Loans reprices holiday let and ex-pat buy-to-let

West One Loans has made changes to two of its buy-to-let products which were...

Landbay targets non-portfolio landlords with new range

Landbay has launched a new range of products for non-portfolio landlords looking to invest...

Platform reintroduces products and reduces rates

Platform has reintroduced a number of mortgage products to reinstate its full range of products. This...

New identity for bridger as it expands proposition

Mint Bridging has rebranded as Mint Property Finance. The new brand identity comes as the...

Virgin Money improves 90% offering

Virgin Money has made changes to its 90% LTV products. It has also made changes...

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....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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