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Annual house price growth picks up as affordability improves

The UK housing market showed renewed resilience in July, with house prices rising by...

NatWest Group enters buy-to-let through Landbay partnership

NatWest Group has announced a strategic move into the buy-to-let mortgage market through a...

Stonebridge names Steve Swyny as national recruitment manager

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge has appointed Steve Swyny as its new national recruitment...

West One eases buy-to-let lending criteria

Specialist lender West One Loans has widened its buy-to-let criteria to support a broader...

Neil Hoare appointed sales director at LSL Financial Services

LSL Financial Services has appointed Neil Hoare as sales director of its financial services...

The Leeds lowers income threshold to widen mortgage access

Leeds Building Society has sought to ease the path to home ownership for lower...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The...

UK housing market defies summer slowdown as buyers regain confidence but price growth stalls

Housing market activity has picked up pace and defying the traditional seasonal lull as...

Foundation Home Loans enters 85% LTV BTL market with fee-free product

Foundation Home Loans has launched a new five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage at 85% loan-to-value...

Non-doms exit UK, fueling shifts in London’s ultra-prime property market

A growing exodus of non-domiciled residents is reshaping London’s ultra-prime housing market, with new...

Chetwood hits £5bn milestone as it prepares for Manchester expansion

Chetwood Bank has surpassed £5 billion on its balance sheet, marking a fresh milestone...

Family homes anchor shifting mortgage market

Mortgage search activity saw an abrupt summer cooldown last month, with demand falling more...

Rightmove mortgage revenues double as digital growth strategy pays off

Rightmove has more than doubled the size of its mortgages business in the first...

The Skipton cuts rates on no-deposit mortgage

Skipton Building Society will on Monday reduce rates across several of its mortgage products,...

COMMENT

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 Mortgage Works cuts switcher rates for existing landlords

The Mortgage Works has reduced rates across selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let switcher...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

Hot weather prompts homeowners to rethink cooling costs and property choices

Rising temperatures are prompting more UK homeowners to invest in cooling measures, while growing...

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

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

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