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Just Mortgages to host recruitment event for self-employed adviser prospects

Just Mortgages is hosting an exclusive event in July aimed at mortgage advisers considering...

Regulators raise LTI exemption threshold to ease burden on smaller mortgage lenders

The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have confirmed that they will...

Skipton cuts fixed rates across 114 mortgage products

Skipton Building Society has announced sweeping cuts to its residential mortgage range, reducing rates...

First-time buyer mortgage activity outpaces home mover market

First-time buyer mortgage applications have outpaced the wider housing market in the second quarter...

House prices hold firm as market activity rebounds

UK house prices remained broadly unchanged in June signalling renewed stability in the property...

TSB’s mortgages arm could survive Santander takeover as boss hints at brand’s future

TSB’s mortgage business may survive under its own name following Santander’s £2.9 billion acquisition...

First-time buyers return to cities as coastal demand stalls

A decade on from the early 2010s property surge new analysis by Rightmove reveals...

Lenders expect dip in mortgage demand despite easing credit conditions

Demand for mortgages for house purchases is expected to fall over the summer months,...

Foundation cuts rates and adds new options across complex BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced a broad overhaul of its complex buy-to-let range, unveiling...

JammJar unveils “adviser-first” AI platform amid mounting FCA pressures

New AI-driven platforms are set to reshape the UK mortgage sector as brokers face...

TSB name at risk as Santander announces £2.65bn takeover

The TSB name, a fixture of British high streets for more than two centuries,...

Millionaire’s Row: Sandbanks tops list of UK’s most expensive seaside spots

Sandbanks, the exclusive Dorset peninsula long favoured by celebrities and footballers, has once again...

YesCanDo Money named as second firm to join Habito’s new broker accelerator

Mortgage brokerage YesCanDo Money has been selected as the second firm to join the...

Hope Capital doubles Shawbrook facility after record growth period

Hope Capital has secured an enhanced funding facility with Shawbrook Bank, marking the latest...

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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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More than half of landlords plan portfolio expansion

More than half of buy-to-let landlords intend to grow their portfolios in the coming...

Phoebus secures ISO recertification to bolster SaaS security resilience

Phoebus has renewed its ISO 27001 accreditation, achieving recertification to the updated 2022 standard...

Homes priced too high take twice as long to sell

Homes listed above market value take more than twice as long to sell, Zoopla...

Computershare and The DPS extend support to youth homelessness charity

Computershare Loan Services and The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) have made their fifth...