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Inflation remains unchanged but subsequent rise expected

The Consumer Price Index rate (CPI) rate inflation remained at 3% in February. This was...

Keystone launches two-year tracker range as brokers seek flexibility in volatile market

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new range of two-year tracker products for brokers,...

Landbay adds AVMs and small HMO products to Premier range

Landbay has expanded its Premier buy-to-let range with new small HMO and remortgage AVM...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual...

FCA probe into MFS collapse sharpens focus on corporate due diligence

The Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into the collapse of Market Financial Solutions is prompting...

Student loan repayments leave aspiring FTBs £2k a year behind on deposit savings

Barclays Property Insights suggests student loan repayments are continuing to weigh on first-time buyers,...

Mortgage boss swaps rates for reindeer country in charity trek

While most brokers are worrying about swap rates and pipeline conversions, Liddle Perrett founder...

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly set out plans for mutual merger

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, a move that would create...

Accounts manager jailed after £767k theft from Newcastle panel management firm

A senior employee at Newcastle-based Pure Panel Management has been jailed after embezzling more...

Santander unveils 98% LTV five-year fix for first-time buyers

Santander UK has launched a new five-year fixed mortgage at 98% loan-to-value aimed at...

Virgin Money launches new 80% LTV fixes alongside wider pricing increases

Virgin Money has confirmed a new round of mortgage product changes, including the launch...

Pivotal expands specialist mortgage advice footprint with CLS Money and Simply Lending deals

Pivotal Growth Limited has completed the acquisition of CLS Money Limited and entered into...

House price growth ticks up as affordability boosts buyers

UK house price growth edged higher in January with values rising modestly as improving...

George Gee steps into role as Chetwood Bank’s MD of mortgages

George Gee has today stepped into the role of Chetwood Bank’s managing director of...
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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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Appointments

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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