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CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries cuts rates across short term lets range

Specialist lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has reduced rates by up to 1.19% across...

Halifax cutting mortgage rates by up to 0.3% ‘could trigger a chain reaction’

The Halifax is cutting rates by up to 0.3% on selected mortgage products tomorrow. Homemover...

Fish & Chips after dancing the night away at Raquels with The Two Russells… Rob Jupp reveals all

Mortgage giant Rob Jupp reveals all on episode 22 of The Two Russells podcast...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network unveils BTL accreditation

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched a new Accreditation Scheme for advisers...

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...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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