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Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Market Financial Solutions joins Sesame lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Sesame’s panel of lenders, giving members...

CHL Mortgages announces largest expansion of its buy-to-let range

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has announced a major overhaul of its buy-to-let proposition, unveiling...

Emma Niblett returns to Quantum Mortgages in senior customer role

Quantum Mortgages has appointed Emma Niblett as chief experience officer, marking her return to...

Saffron expands retention range with new fee options and JBSP product

Saffron for Intermediaries has expanded its Retentions Range with the introduction of new fee-based...

LiveMore unveils £1,000 cashback mortgage for over-50s

LiveMore, the specialist lender for borrowers aged 50 to 90 plus, has launched a...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days...

Market Financial Solutions removes loan cap and cuts rates across Bridge Fusion range

Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size on its Bridge Fusion products...

YBS Commercial Mortgages unveils new semi-commercial and buy-to-let products

YBS Commercial Mortgages has introduced a series of enhancements to its semi-commercial and buy-to-let...

UTB provides £5.2m bridge on £12.75m Home Counties estate

United Trust Bank has completed a £5.2m regulated bridging loan to refinance a newly...

Funding 365 cuts rates to 0.64%

Funding 365 has today revealed rate reductions across its Residential Bridge and Light Refurbishment...

Pressure on landlords takes shine off buy-to-let rate cuts

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels since September 2022 but record...

Chetwood Bank puts Alan Cleary back in the driving seat

Chetwood Bank has announced it has appointed respected industry expert Alan Cleary as interim...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

Latest news

Skipton loses former Connells chief’s discrimination case

Skipton Group Holdings and Connells have lost an employment tribunal case brought by former...

IMLA supports flexible mortgage rules but says housing supply remains key

Mortgage lenders have backed proposals to give first-time buyers and other underserved borrowers greater...

Mortgage borrowing jumps to £7.7bn

Net mortgage borrowing more than doubled to £7.7bn in June, up from £3.3bn in...

AMI says mortgage rule reforms must keep advice at their core

Proposals to give lenders greater flexibility must be supported by mortgage advice if they...

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