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Santander UK sale rumours quashed by boss

Santander’s Group Executive Chairman Ana Botín has moved to shut down mounting speculation that...

FCA reminds intermediaries of Consumer Duty responsibilities

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a stark reminder to mortgage intermediaries of...

Softening in house price growth

Nationwide has reported that the annual rate of house price growth slowed to 4.1%...

Mortgage approvals rise in December as borrowing rebounds

Net mortgage approvals for house purchases slightly increased to 66,500 in December, compared to...

Bank of England cautions against relaxing mortgage lending limits

The Bank of England (BoE) has warned that easing mortgage lending restrictions could lead...

West One believes BTL market watchers are overly pessimistic

The head of buy-to-let at lender West One has expressed his confidence in the...

All eyes are on Threadneedle Street as Nationwide increases fixed rates up to 0.15%

Nationwide has yielded to market pressures and joined its high-street counterparts in raising selected...

Brokers give Barclays’ Mortgage Boost thumbs up

Brokers have hailed the timing of Barclays’ Mortgage Boost proposition as affordability continues to...

British Business Bank reports 9% YOY rise in Start Up Loans volumes

The Start Up Loans programme from the British Business Bank’s saw a 9% rise...

£200k between the most and least expensive home counties

Investec Bank has published the latest findings from its annual Property Index, which shows...

Paragon to migrate to new BTL origination platform

Paragon Bank has unveils its new buy-to-let mortgage origination platform, designed to provide an...

Precise unveils developer exit and cuts bridging rates

Precise has reduced rates across its complete bridging range, as well as introducing a...

Housing affordability still stretched despite recent wage growth

Housing affordability remains stretched by historic standards despite recent earnings growth marginally outpacing house...

Loughborough BS switches to new mortgage origination platform

Loughborough Building Society has introduced its new mortgage origination platform and integrated credit decisioning...
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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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