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Quantum Mortgages promotes Rachel Thomas to lead bridging division

Quantum Mortgages has announced the promotion of Rachel Thomas to head of bridging finance,...

Foundation cuts rates and adds new options across complex BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced a broad overhaul of its complex buy-to-let range, unveiling...

Pepper Money launches new near prime fixed rate product

Specialist lender Pepper Money has unveiled a limited-edition summer product as part of its...

Alison Pallett joins Market Harborough’s Lending Advisory Panel

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Alison Pallett to its Lending Advisory Panel, adding...

Access FS partners with Afin Bank to boost mortgage access for diaspora communities

Access Financial Services has announced a strategic partnership with Afin Bank, a new entrant...

London Credit slashes commercial and semi-commercial rates

London Credit has reduced interest rates on its semi-commercial and commercial bridging products by...

Specialist Finance Academy reopens with new industry partnership

The Specialist Finance Academy (SFA), founded by broker and business owner Kim McGinley, has...

Word On The Street appoints new partner

Specialist finance broker Word On The Street has strengthened its leadership team with the...

Recognise Bank provides breathing space with £1.79m bridging loan

Recognise Bank has completed a £1.795 million bridging loan for a long-standing Lincolnshire-based development...

The Mansfield doubles maximum loan sizes

Mansfield Building Society has doubled its maximum loan sizes across both buy-to-let and residential...

West One launches commercial mortgage market pilot

Specialist lender West One has announced its entry into the commercial mortgage market. The new...

Zephyr trims rates on two and five-year buy-to-let deals

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a series of rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range,...

Hope Capital doubles Shawbrook facility after record growth period

Hope Capital has secured an enhanced funding facility with Shawbrook Bank, marking the latest...

Investors turn to refurbishment finance as funding becomes cheaper

Property investors are increasingly turning to refurbishment finance to accelerate renovation projects and mitigate...
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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...
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Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Precise has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range by up to 35bps. The specialist...

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