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Precise Mortgages has recently announced a number of changes to its product range, particularly focusing on its buy-to-let offering. HMO and Limited...
11 August 2016
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SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Pepper Homeloans to its distribution panel. Pepper Homeloans' products will now be accessible to over 6,500 financial advisers...
11 August 2016
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The Association of Expert Mortgage Advisors (AEMA), which accounts for almost half of all mortgage broker business in Ireland, has announced...
11 August 2016
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Data published this week by the Resolution Foundation confirms the continuation of the downward trend in home ownership in the UK. Since 2003...
04 August 2016
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Major high-street bank HSBC has announced that it is expanding the availability of its mortgages through four additional brokers. The new brokers...
26 July 2016
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Two competitive variable rate products specifically for loans between £300,000 and £500,000 have been launched by Furness Building Society. Suitable for loans...
26 July 2016
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The latest Broker Sentiment Survey by bridging lender MTF has found that delays to mortgage applications have caused brokers the most...
26 July 2016
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New research carried out by Legal & General has revealed that brokers in Scotland are more confident about the future of...
26 July 2016
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The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed that membership has broken through the 8,000-barrier for the first time. “It’s an affirmation of...
19 July 2016
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The majority of brokers surveyed by Legal & General say they either currently recommend or would recommend later life lending or...
19 July 2016
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The NACFB’s annual survey results aren’t in yet but there is one prediction I feel I can safely make. The total business...
19 July 2016
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Lender Precise Mortgages has launched a retention program for customers coming to the end of their initial fixed or discount deals...
19 July 2016
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TMA Mortgage Club, part of the LSL Property Services Group, has announced that is has secured a panel position with The...
19 July 2016
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Despite intense speculation that interest rates would be cut, the Bank of England has confirmed that its base rate will remain...
14 July 2016
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Santander and Legal & General have announced a new five year agreement to offer lifetime mortgages to Santander customers. The arrangement aims...
14 July 2016
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The NACFB is sometimes perceived as being an Association of commercial mortgage brokers and asset finance brokers, forgetting the other 20%...
14 July 2016
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Kent Reliance, part of the OneSavings Bank Group, has announced the launch of its new low mainstream LTV product range. With low...
14 July 2016
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The winner of Furness Building Society's Euro 2016 football predictor for intermediaries has been announced. Jerome De Jonk of Lighthouse Wealth has...
14 July 2016
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Average house prices dipped by 0.4% between April and May, according to the latest figures from estate agents Your Move and...
17 June 2016
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Leeds Building Society has launched a new 2 year 70% LTV Buy to Let fixed rate product, available exclusively to the...
17 June 2016
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Teachers Building Society has announced the launch of a Help to Buy mortgage which will be discounted for two years. The new...
17 June 2016
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Two new consumer buy-to-let products have been launched by Furness Building Society. This follows an announcement by the firm that it...
17 June 2016
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Rates for borrowers looking to secure a longer-term deal have been slashed by Accord Mortgages, with a 0.15% reduction on selected...
17 June 2016
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Back in 1980 I took out my first mortgage to buy a flat in Birmingham. The flat was very affordable and...
13 June 2016
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A Euro 2016 football predictor for intermediaries has been launched by Furness Building Society. The winner will receive a prize of £250...
10 June 2016
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This month the Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced the winners of its annual awards. The awards – which recognise excellence...
10 June 2016
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Mortgage Intelligence (MI) has added Kent Reliance to its panel of mortgage lenders. Part of OneSavings Bank, the specialist lender will provide...
10 June 2016
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A new mortgage calculator is to allow prospective buyers considering shared ownership to work out the total cost of purchasing a...
08 June 2016
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House prices in the three months to May were 9.2% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, according...
08 June 2016
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Specialist lender Pepper Homeloans have added Ryan Brailsford to their team as Regional Development Manager for the North. Brailsford, whose role involves...
08 June 2016
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A green mortgage research project called LENDERS is asking all householders in the UK for their help in completing a survey...
08 June 2016
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House prices in Greater London have topped £600,000 for the first time ever, new figures show. Prices increased by 14.9% over the...
03 June 2016
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Homemovers have just registered the highest success rate for turning mortgage applications into completions. Some 80% of homemover applications led to an...
03 June 2016
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Skipton Building Society has removed its maximum loan size cap for first-time buyers. It said this follows a 20% increase in UK house...
03 June 2016
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Kent Reliance has launched a new mortgage retention product that pays a broker procuration fee. The lender, part of specialist lending group...
02 June 2016
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Nationwide is reducing selected fixed rate and tracker mortgages by up to 0.25%. It will cut fixed rates up to 75% LTV...
02 June 2016
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Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and unveiled six new products. The range includes two-year fixed rate products...
02 June 2016
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Buy-to-let investors have started selling off properties as Chancellor George Osborne's tax crackdown begins to bite. Demand is also likely to fall...
01 June 2016
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Almost four out of 10 finance brokers enjoyed a busy start to 2016 but most rate the economic outlook as "fair" rather...
01 June 2016
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More than 1.6m homeowners have bought home insurance from their mortgage lender and many mistakenly believe they cannot switch for a...
01 June 2016
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House prices in British seaside towns have increased by an average £440 every month for the last decade, new figures show. Prices...
31 May 2016
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Lenders remain positive about prospects for the buy-to-let market despite the Chancellor's tax crackdown. This is despite the fact that most expect the market to...
31 May 2016
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TMA has launched a new general insurance proposition that lets advisers quote and apply for residential household insurance from a panel...
31 May 2016
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Brokers and mortgage experts have given a thumbs down to Government proposals to introduce seven-day mortgage switching. The proposal, outlined in the...
27 May 2016
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First-time buyer sales soar last month as landlords abandoned the market following the introduction of the new stamp duty surcharge on 1...
27 May 2016
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More than eight out of 10 of brokers plan to include second charges in their advice process this year. A new survey...
27 May 2016
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Remortgage lending leapt 48% by value in the year to April to hit £6.4 billion, the largest sum recorded since November...
26 May 2016
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Nine out 10 borrowers are opting to fix their mortgages despite little sign of forthcoming base rate hike. Historically low mortgage interest...
26 May 2016
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The average London property may come with an eye-watering price tag of £550,000 but the real cost of buying is even...
26 May 2016
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Residential property transactions plunged by almost half in April in the wake of a bumper March. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 45.2% last...
25 May 2016
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Paragon Mortgages has almost doubled its buy-to-let lending in just six months. New buy-to-let lending hit £823.6 million for six months to...
25 May 2016
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Computershare will service three out of every five outsourced UK mortgages from next month, the company has confirmed. This follows its Government appointment to...
25 May 2016
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The gap between mortgage rates at different LTVs has narrowed dramatically, making life easier for borrowers with small deposits. Mortgage rates for borrowers...
24 May 2016
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Newcastle Intermediaries has become the latest lender to announce it is raising its stress test levels for buy-to-let mortgages. It is increasing...
24 May 2016
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Furness Building Society has launched a new first-time buyer mortgage charging 3.50% to 95% LTV. There is no product fee on the two-year...
24 May 2016
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Housing market sentiment remains strong with most owners optimistic about the future despite market uncertainties, new research shows. Households in all UK...
23 May 2016
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Fewer homeowners are remortgaging to increase the size of their loan, with less than a quarter doing so in April. However, the...
23 May 2016
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Tottenham Hotspur may have missed out on the Premier League title but the local property market has claimed the house price growth...
23 May 2016
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Gross mortgage lending fell 29% in April following the rush to beat the new stamp duty surcharge on buy-to-lets and second...
20 May 2016
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Family Building Society and National Counties Building Society have re-affirmed their longstanding commitment to lending to older borrowers. While many lenders have...
20 May 2016
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Skipton Building Society has launched a revised range of two and five-year fixed rate residential mortgages with rates lowered by up...
20 May 2016
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The housing market could suffer from construction skills deficit and plunging rental demand if the UK votes to leave the EU...
19 May 2016
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Increases in buy-to-let lenders’ stress test levels should not be viewed as an ‘Armageddon moment’ for the sector, an industry expert...
19 May 2016
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One third of UK mortgage holders don't know what interest rate they are on, new research shows. This means that than 5 million people...
19 May 2016
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Buy-to-let mortgage sales surged by 163% in the year to March as landlords raced to beat the new stamp duty surcharge...
18 May 2016
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Tesco Bank has announced plans to increase the number of intermediaries offering its mortgages. Customers can now access Tesco’s range of mortgages...
18 May 2016
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One in seven mortgage and remortgage customers are racing to complete their application before the EU referendum on 23 June. More than...
18 May 2016
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Brokers and intermediaries place two thirds of all their mortgages with just three preferred lenders, new research shows. The typical mortgage intermediary uses...
17 May 2016
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The supposed slowdown in the London property market is a “myth” as the majority of Londoners see prices continue to rise. While...
17 May 2016
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Barclays Mortgages is cutting rates for home buyers and movers across its two and five-year fixed rate range from today. A new...
17 May 2016
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The surge in buy-to-let transactions in the run-up to the stamp duty surcharge on 1 April has left first-time buyers facing...
16 May 2016
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Legal & General Mortgage Club has partnered with technology firm Twenty7Tec to provide brokers with a second charge sourcing solution. This follows...
16 May 2016
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Kensington Mortgages has cut prices across its range of buy-to-let mortgages. It is reducing rates on products carrying a percentage fee by 25 basis...
16 May 2016
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Mortgage advisers are concerned about about the longer-term prospects for buy-to-let, with half now predicting a decline in business. Although advisers saw...
13 May 2016
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The price of the average home in London broke through the £600,000 price barrier in April for the first time, Home values in...
13 May 2016
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Yorkshire Building Society has launched the lowest fixed rate mortgage on the market, a two-year deal charging 1.17%. It is available to borrowers...
13 May 2016
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Demand for UK property has dipped for the first time in 12 months in the latest sign of housing market weakness. However,...
12 May 2016
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Investors remain positive about the prospects for buy-to-let despite the new stamp duty charge and forthcoming crackdown on mortgage tax relief. The latest...
12 May 2016
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Brightstar has announced that its specialist sourcing system and case management tool EasySource will launch for intermediaries shortly. The system, sponsored by...
12 May 2016
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Almost three out of 10 property purchases have fallen through in the past five years, largely due to conveyancers holding up...
11 May 2016
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Mortgage distributor 3mc has generated Kensington’s first packaged case to go to offer since the lender returned to the market last...
11 May 2016
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First-time buyers are "increasingly desperate" to buy a place of their own as the housing crisis deepens, new research shows. Today, 73%...
11 May 2016
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UK house price growth slowed more than expected in the three months to April, further evidence of a slowing property market. House prices in...
10 May 2016
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New research shows that mortgage fees are starting to increase with the average fee increasing by £40 in the last six...
10 May 2016
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Nationwide has announced that it is cutting fixed rates on smaller deposit mortgages. The building society is reducing selected fixed rate mortgages...
10 May 2016
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Nationwide Building Society is increasing its maximum age for mortgage maturity from 75 to 85. This follows last week's move by the...
09 May 2016
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Mortgages for Business now allow users to search specifically for buy-to-let mortgages for limited companies. The changes have been made in a...
09 May 2016
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The surging remortgaging sector has helped to offset April's seasonal housing market slowdown, new figures show. Total valuations carried out in April rose...
09 May 2016
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Barclays Bank has this week introduced a new 100% loan-to-value mortgage, aimed at helping struggling first-time buyers get onto the property...
06 May 2016
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The cost of servicing a mortgage for buyers with small deposits has fallen sharply over the past 12 months, according to...
06 May 2016
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Halifax bank is offering a £750 incentive to mortgage borrowers who move their loan from a rival lender. The deal was...
06 May 2016
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Increasing levels of rents around the UK have softened the blow of recent rises in stamp duty levels for landlords, according...
05 May 2016
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The average cost of tracker mortgages is on the increase as the result of falling demand from borrowers, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. The...
05 May 2016
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Government-backed plans to impose new restrictions on the availability of buy-to-let mortgages are likely to be bad news for tenants. That is...
05 May 2016
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UK parents will lend or give more than £5billion over the course of 2016 to help their children get onto or move...
04 May 2016
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New data showing a sharp decline in property affordability in the UK capital will put pressure on the new London mayor...
04 May 2016
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A new report from Halifax has found that delays in getting on to the property ladder could force many people to...
04 May 2016
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Just one in five of the UK’s landlords believes there is still money to be made in the buy-to-let market, new...