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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,...

Landbay unveils Summer Special BTL range

Landbay has introduced a new suite of buy-to-let mortgage products under its Summer Special...

New report calls for consistent action on vulnerability in later life lending

A new industry report from the Equity Release Council has called on the later...

FCA eases mortgage rules to boost affordability and simplify remortgaging

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a package of reforms designed to streamline...

Sellers cut prices sharply to compete as buyers regain confidence

UK housing stock may be at its most plentiful in over a decade but...

Clydesdale Bank eases mortgage rules for foreign nationals

Clydesdale Bank has introduced a series of changes to their mortgage lending criteria, aimed...

Barclays cuts 32 rates and unveils market-leading two-year fixes

Barclays has announced a wave of rate reductions across its residential mortgage range, with...

Paragon Bank marks 30 years since pioneering landlord mortgage

Paragon Bank is celebrating three decades since it entered the private rental sector, marking...

Affordability crunch: private renters struggling to save as housing costs soar

A growing divide between renters and homeowners is placing mounting pressure on first-time buyer...

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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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The Darlington relaunches foreign currency mortgages

Darlington Building Society has reintroduced foreign currency mortgages to its intermediary range, to support...

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme supported over 56,000 loans before closure

The government’s Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which ended in June this year, supported more than...

PEXA unveils first TPMA partnership ahead of Sale and Purchase launch

PEXA has been appointed by Amity Law as its third party managed account (TPMA)...

Source Insurance adds Integra to panel

Source Insurance has strengthened its home insurance proposition with the addition of Integra Insurance...