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Small deposit buyers were given a New Year boost, with their share of the mortgage market increasing in January 2017. Small deposit...
03 March 2017
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Mortgage lender Kent Reliance - part of OneSavings Bank - has announced major changes to its specialist buy-to-let mortgage range. The firm...
03 March 2017
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Broker IMS Independent Mortgage Solutions has been appointed to the Help to Buy South panel of recommended financial advisers. IMS is the...
03 March 2017
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Specialist mortgage lender Magellan Homeloans has announced it will distribute its full range of mortgage products through the specialist distributor and...
03 March 2017
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As the supply/demand imbalance continues there is an average of 11 prospective buyers chasing every property for sale, according to NAEA...
01 March 2017
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New products aimed at expats and a simplified buy-to-let range have been launched by specialist lender Together. The hatful of changes to...
01 March 2017
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Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced that it will be hosting its annual series of Mortgage Club LIVE events for...
01 March 2017
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The annual results published by Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has revealed robust growth in its mortgage lending and savings balances. In...
01 March 2017
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Members of the PMS Mortgage Club will have access to Magellan Homeloans full range of products, after an agreement was reached...
01 March 2017
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Accord Mortgages has launched a new tracker mortgage with no early repayment charges. The lender says this new product will give borrowers...
24 February 2017
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Specialist lender Together has confirmed the appointments of two new managers to its commercial team as it continues with ambitious growth...
24 February 2017
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Overseas buyers and British expats are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase property in the UK without correct advice, according to deVere...
24 February 2017
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The latest House Price Sentiment Index (HPSI) from Knight Frank and IHS Markit has revealed that households throughout the UK perceive...
24 February 2017
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A new broker portal platform has been launched by lending specialist Paragon Group, assisted by financial sevices software provider BEP Systems. The portal,...
24 February 2017
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A significant rise in people re-mortgaging to improve their existing homes could hit the new-build property market during 2017, mortgage broker...
22 February 2017
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A fall in the mean average value of leads from SMEs in the first six weeks of 2017 seems to suggest...
22 February 2017
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The UAE has been named as the best country for first-time buyers, new research carried out by MoveHub has revealed. Based on...
22 February 2017
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Specialist mortgage lender Vida Homeloans has this week announced a fresh wave of updates to its buy-to-let mortgage range. The firm has...
22 February 2017
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The UK's first bank built exclusively for mobile has extended its Digital Mortgage Range. Atom Bank has launched a two year...
22 February 2017
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Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an exclusive deal with Leeds Building Society to help expand its shared ownership and...
22 February 2017
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In response to last week's Housing White Paper, mortgage management firm Computershare Loan Services has urged the government to make sure...
17 February 2017
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Mortgage borrowers in Scotland are the most proactive when it comes to switching products, according to new research. A YouGov study, commissioned...
17 February 2017
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Vida Homeloans and Mortgage Intelligence have announced a new tie-up, allowing Mortgage Intelligence members access to Vida’s specialist residential mortgage range. Vida,...
17 February 2017
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The latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation has revealed that January saw an increase in the number of first-time buyers...
17 February 2017
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Bridging lender Mint Bridging has appointed Sinead Moynihan as its Head of Sales. She will be based at the company’s head...
17 February 2017
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Buy-to-let mortgage costs have stabilised at record lows, according to analysis by Mortgage Brain. Costs have continued to fall on an annual basis,...
15 February 2017
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Connells Group's mortgage division recorded significant growth in 2016, the firm has reported. The Group recorded a 10% rise in the number...
15 February 2017
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Kensington Mortgages has cut rates across its residential and buy-to-let product range. The lender, part of the Northview Group, has launched a...
15 February 2017
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High-street bank HSBC has appointed Jackie Uhi as its new head of mortgage distribution. Uhi has spent the last six years working...
15 February 2017
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Pepper Homeloans is to market its specialist mortgage products via The Mortgage Alliance (TMA). TMA’s brokers will have full access to Pepper...
15 February 2017
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Furness Building Society has made another new appointment, this time announcing Philip McLelland as non-executive director. McLelland, a commercial finance director with...
15 February 2017
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The £15 million supplementary levy imposed on mortgage brokers by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will hit the best-qualified brokers...
10 February 2017
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The average pricing of two and three-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages is at an all-time low. This is according to the latest Index...
10 February 2017
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An assortment of new fixed-rate mortgages across all its LTV ranges has been launched by Teachers Building Society. Teachers Building Society, which,...
10 February 2017
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Specialist mortgage lender Kent Reliance has partnered with The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) to offer a direct submission route for its brokers. The...
10 February 2017
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The appointment of Matthew Dobson as Finance Director has been announced by Furness Building Society. Dobson, who has over 15 years of...
10 February 2017
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Conveyancing firm My Home Move's latest research has revealed that the appeal of shared ownership schemes has risen by over 130%...
08 February 2017
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Online mortgage lender LendInvest has launched a new refurbishment finance product. The finance solution is aimed at property investors who want to...
08 February 2017
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Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans has enhanced its entire range of residential mortgage products. It's done so by slashing most of its...
08 February 2017
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An announcement has been made by Legal & General Mortgage Club about the extension of its partnership with Ipswich Building Society. To...
08 February 2017
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The Furness Building Society has confirmed that its full product range will now be made available to Brilliant Solutions' direct to...
08 February 2017
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Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has announced the appointment of Dan Watson to its sales team. Watson will work predominantly in the South...
03 February 2017
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High street lender Metro Bank has reduced the rates on its three-year and five-year residential mortgage range. It has also announced the...
03 February 2017
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An online mortgage broker has announced that it has received backing from fintech investors all over Europe to the tune of...
03 February 2017
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Accord Mortgages used the beginning of February to launch five new options to its offset range. The intermediary-only lender’s new measures...
03 February 2017
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In an effort to increase its customer base and address rising property prices, specialist lender Together has opted to up its...
03 February 2017
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Mortgage affordability is increasing for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors, according to the latest index from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB). The...
01 February 2017
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Homeowners remortgaged for an average of £15,000 more in 2016 than they did two years ago, with 57% of remortgage cases...
01 February 2017
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Two new five year fixed-rate buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness for Intermediaries, strengthening the firm's product range and its...
01 February 2017
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Financial mutual OneFamily has extended its lifetime mortgage range, increasing its number of products from four to six. The two new additions...
01 February 2017
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InterBay Commercial, part of specialist lending group OneSavings Bank, has strengthened its buy-to-let proposition with simplified pricing and rate drops. By adopting...
01 February 2017
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The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has announced that it is expanding its roadshow this year from 10 to 12 regional...
27 January 2017
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Mortgage brokers are urging lenders to use more technology in order to improve customer experience. This is the message from new research...
27 January 2017
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Average buy-to-let loans and deposits increased in 2016, new research from The Mortgage Broker Ltd has revealed. This came as a result...
27 January 2017
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A leading buy-to-let broker has partnered with a new lender to improve its selection of offerings. Commercial Trust has added Vida Homeloans...
27 January 2017
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The UK’s first bank built exclusively for mobile customers has extended its Digital Mortgage range, with 80% LTV and 85% LTV...
27 January 2017
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The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is on the lookout for a new executive director. The news follows Peter Williams' announcement that...
25 January 2017
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New Street Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its buy-to-let mortgage range. It has reduced the rate for its two-year discount product...
25 January 2017
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A relaunch of its mortgage proposition has been carried out by finance company Castle Trust. The relaunch includes a glossy new...
25 January 2017
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Digital mortgage broker habito has raised £5.5 million in investment funding. The firm says it will use the money to enhance the...
25 January 2017
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Borrowers taking out an offset mortgage have a few days left to be given a helping hand by Accord Mortgages. The...
25 January 2017
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Bridging finance lender Roma Finance is launching a special 0.75% bridging rate until Valentine's Day. The firm has announced a special time-bound...
25 January 2017
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The principal issue we come up against as we go around the UK visiting all our brokers is a lack of...
20 January 2017
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TMBC, a lender specialising in the buy-to-let market, has announced the launch of new functionality for its sourcing and quotation system. Intermediaries...
20 January 2017
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The adviser community has offered broad support to the merits of a standalone equity release qualification, according to a joint survey...
20 January 2017
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Steve Seal has been promoted by lender Kent Reliance to Head of Sales with immediate effect, as a direct reward for...
20 January 2017
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Buy-to-let mortgages are becoming increasingly hard to secure, new research has revealed. The majority of brokers surveyed in the latest Broker...
20 January 2017
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The latest product data analysis from Mortgage Brain has revealed that recent predictions about potential increases in mortgage costs are starting...
18 January 2017
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Following the introduction of new lending rules in April 2016, under the Mortgage Market Review (MMR), many banks and building societies...
18 January 2017
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Paragon Mortgages has entered the residential mortgage market after announcing the launch of a new range of products for owner-occupiers. The lender,...
18 January 2017
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The UK House Price Index for November 2016 revealed an annual price rise of 6.7%, taking the overall average property value...
18 January 2017
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Poor credit scores are denying prospective property buyers from being granted mortgages, a new study has revealed. The research into the nation's...
18 January 2017
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Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has launched its lowest-ever bridging rates of 0.54% per month. Aimed at standard and light refurbishment deals up...
18 January 2017
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Rob Lankey has been appointed Interim CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB). The Interim CEO will take over...
17 November 2016
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A few handfuls of Introducer Today readers will have joined us (and 750 others) at our 2016 Industry Awards ceremony on...
14 November 2016
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Sourcing systems have been around for so long now that it's easy to think they have the same features and capabilities...
08 November 2016
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Annual house price growth slowed in October, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. It fell from 5.3% in September...
07 November 2016
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Some five hundred mortgage professionals have completed the Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice since its launch two years ago,...
07 November 2016
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Rates on first charge buy-to-let mortgages have been reduced by mortgage lender Together. This takes them below 7%, with LTVs of...
07 November 2016
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A 1.68% 3 year fixed rate online exclusive has been launched by Furness Building Society. The 80% LTV Product, with a £995...
07 November 2016
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Just over two months since the Bank of England cut the base interest rate to 0.25%, an array of lenders are...
21 October 2016
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Two lenders have launched new mortgage products with LTVs of over 90%. Furness Building Society has introduced a range of five-year fixed...
21 October 2016
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Leeds Building Society has announced the details of a new partnership with conveyancing panel management firm LMS. LMS will now provide the...
21 October 2016
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Mortgage Trust has launched a series of products catering for buy-to-let property purchases and remortgages. The lender says that the products, which...
21 October 2016
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The latest quarterly data analysis from Mortgage Brain shows that the cost of mortgages continued to fall over the past three...
19 October 2016
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Two businesses have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer Sharia-compliant mortgage alternatives. The partnership is designed to...
19 October 2016
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Over a third of brokers working in the property finance sector have said they think builders and developers will find it...
19 October 2016
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Saffron For Intermediaries, part of Saffron Building Society, has announced the launch of three new fixed rate deals for homeowners and...
19 October 2016
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Self-employed borrowers are finding it difficult to get mortgages, according to research by the Nottingham Building Society. The firm's study found that...
07 October 2016
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Pepper Homeloans has announced the launch of a range of five-year fixed rate products for borrowers with blots on their credit...
07 October 2016
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First Complete, which is part of the LSL Property Services Group, is this month holding fifteen mortgage forums across the UK. The...
07 October 2016
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Specialist lender Precise Mortgages has announced a new range of products for tenants using the Right to Buy Scheme. Highlights of the...
07 October 2016
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If the weakened pound and unrest around the continent we sometimes claim to be a part of have combined to put...
30 August 2016
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Two competitive variable rate products for 90% loans have been launched by Furness Building Society. Suitable for first-time buyers as well as...
24 August 2016
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The one area in which a proper affordability assessment is ignored is lending to older borrowers, according to findings from The...
24 August 2016
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A new lender, which is aiming to target older borrowers, has received full regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mortgages4Life,...
24 August 2016
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Following the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate to 0.25%, a fifth of 18 to 34 year-olds could...
24 August 2016
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A new report from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has shown that more mortgages were handed to first-time buyers in...