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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...

Vida enhances affordability criteria and launches new BTL range

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

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

First-time buyer squeeze deepens as mortgage rates climb

First-time buyers with small deposits face mounting pressure as average mortgage rates rise and...

Mortgage costs push sales 9% lower

Higher mortgage rates have contributed to a sharper-than-usual summer housing slowdown, with sales agreed...

Access FS appoints Alan Baldwin as compliance director

Access Financial Services has appointed Alan Baldwin as director of compliance as it expands...

Mortgage-backed Swansea auction sale completes in six days

A mortgage-financed property purchase in Swansea has completed six days after the draft contract...

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