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Barclays loosens affordability rules for residential and buy-to-let borrowers

Barclays has changed its affordability calculations for residential and buy-to-let mortgages, in a move...

LSL to stage first protection-only conference for advisers

LSL Financial Services is to hold its first conference dedicated solely to protection, in...

Landbay adds small HMO remortgage products to Premier range

Landbay has added new small HMO remortgage products to its Premier range as it...

Flipping slump reshapes broker opportunities

Falling profitability in the property flipping market is reshaping opportunities for mortgage brokers as...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or...

ModaMortgages adds limited edition buy-to-let fixes from 3.39%

ModaMortgages has launched a limited edition range of buy-to-let mortgages spanning standard properties as...

Market stalls as rates surge on Middle East tensions

The UK housing market lost momentum in March with rising borrowing costs and geopolitical...

Halifax says house prices slipped in March as market lost early spring momentum

UK house prices fell in March and annual growth slowed, with Halifax saying geopolitical...

Conveyancing delays blamed by 65% of buyers

More than six in ten homebuyers say conveyancing is the biggest cause of delays...

TRM hires compliance manager to strengthen AR support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Samantha Roe as compliance manager, bolstering...

Paradigm bolsters leadership team

Paradigm Mortgage Services has made a series of senior appointments including a new head...

Fleet strengthens intermediary sales structure

Fleet Mortgages has promoted two senior business development managers into newly created regional leadership...

Together appoints Legal and General Surveying Services as valuation partner

Specialist lender Together has appointed Legal and General Surveying Services as a key valuation...

Mortgage rates surge and product choice shrinks as Iran conflict jolts market

New data from Moneyfacts shows the impact of the Iran conflict has been both...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...
MIMHC

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
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Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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