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Vida enhances affordability criteria and launches new BTL range

Vida Homeloans has introduced a significant overhaul to its residential affordability assessments. The change is...

Q&A: Andrea Glasgow, Hampshire Trust Bank

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Andrea Glasgow, sales director, specialist mortgages & bridging,...

UTB cuts bridging rates and eases criteria in broker-driven overhaul

United Trust Bank (UTB) has unveiled a series of rate reductions and criteria enhancements...

LendInvest hires chief commercial officer

LendInvest Mortgages has named John Eastgate as its new chief commercial officer. Eastgate (pictured) joins...

London Credit cuts bridging loan rates

London Credit has announced a series of rate reductions across its bridging loan products,...

Kuflink completes rescue deal to prevent receivership

Specialist bridging lender Kuflink has stepped in to save an expat client from receivership...

Fleet trims five-year rates and launches cashback for low-LTV landlords

Fleet Mortgages has announced a series of rate reductions across its five-year fixed buy-to-let...

The Darlington joins Mortgage Intelligence panel to support complex lending cases

Darlington Building Society has joined the lender panel of Mortgage Intelligence, expanding access to...

Loans Warehouse and Brilliant Solutions axed from MAB specialist mortgage panel

Loans Warehouse and Brilliant Solutions were both dramatically removed from Mortgage Advice Bureau’s (MAB)...

Beyond the payslip: the importance of rethinking borrower profiles

In our market, the term ‘non-standard borrower is often used to describe applicants whose...

Gen H lowers New Build Boost rate to 5.95%

Gen H has announced a rate reduction on its New Build Boost mortgage product,...

Planning approvals drop despite rise in applications

England’s planning system is showing signs of growing strain as new government figures reveal...

Lakeshield launches exclusive auction finance deal with Brickflow

Lakeshield, a principal lender specialising in bridging and refurbishment finance, has launched an exclusive...

Knowledge Bank hires criteria and partnerships manager

Knowledge Bank has announced the appointment of Julie Bourne as criteria and partnerships manager,...
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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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