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HTB provides £1.65m refinance to support landlord’s overseas purchase

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £1.65 million refinance and capital raise for...

Paragon Bank increases buy-to-let maximum loan limits

Paragon Bank has increased its maximum loan limits across its range of buy-to-let mortgages,...

Paul Welch lifts lid on how the super-rich use debt to build wealth

Paul Welch, founder of private finance firm Million Plus, has launched a book claiming...

Dudley launches residential, expat, buy-to-let and holiday let deals

Dudley Building Society has launched a refreshed range of 2- and 5-year fixed and...

Landlords quicken move to incorporation as tax pressures rise

Landlords are increasingly turning to limited company structures as a way to manage rising...

Love Finance partners with iwoca to speed up SME lending

Love Finance has partnered with iwoca in a move designed to accelerate loan decisions...

Vernon Building Society launches expat buy-to-let deal

Vernon Building Society has launched an expat buy-to-let mortgage product to bolster its offering...

Momenti Group unveils free strategy playbook

Momenti Group has launched a free marketing strategy guide aimed at helping mortgage brokers...

Market Harborough Building Society joins IMLA

Market Harborough Building Society has joined the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) as a...

South Africa’s biggest mortgage broker backs The Mortgage Brain

The BetterHome Group, South Africa’s largest mortgage broker, has taken a 25% stake in...

Cumberland cuts rates on core holiday let products

Cumberland Building Society has reduced rates by 0.20% on its core holiday let range...

Finova warns specialist buy-to-let demand risks being held back by gaps in lender support

New analysis from Finova suggests that, despite strong margins and lower perceived risk, specialist...

AMI Protection Viewpoint 2025: Reigniting the protection journey

Making protection relevant and keeping customers engaged is a vital part of the advice...

The Cumberland widens mortgage access for self-employed borrowers

The Cumberland Building Society has expanded its support for self-employed borrowers, aiming to remove...

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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