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Shawbrook is seeking a valuation of between £1.8bn and £2bn ahead of plans to float on the London Stock Exchange.| Mortgage Solutions
Shawbrook has confirmed it is considering an initial public offering (IPO) to trade on the London Stock Exchange’s main market.| Mortgage Solutions
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Paul Flavin's insight on how brokers prepared to exit the profession was the most read story this week. The post Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 24/10/2025 appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
NatWest has made a number of rate cuts to mortgages for new business, existing customers and additional borrowing. The post NatWest lowers mortgage rates appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
The government has created a Scale-up Unit, to be led by regulators, to help financial services firms to scale, invest and create jobs. The post FCA and PRA to helm new govt-created unit to drive financial services growth appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
Higher rate taxpaying landlords would face bills that exceed their profits if the decision to apply National Insurance on rental income comes in, an industry body has warned. The post Imposing NI on rental income would wipe out higher-rate landlord profits, IMLA warns appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
Santander has raised the maximum loan to value (LTV) on remortgages with capital raising to 90%. The post Santander ups LTV on remortgages with capital raising; Hinckley & Rugby BS amends core and JBSP ranges – round-up appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
There is growing interest in setting up a buy-to-let (BTL) limited company from UK expats, as general demand in the market is proving resilient, Nathan Waller, business development manager at Family Building Society said. The post People are starting their UK BTL journey from abroad, says Family BS’ Waller appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
West Brom Building Society has lowered mortgage rates for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage customers. The post West Brom BS trims mortgage rates appeared first on Mortgage Solutions.| Mortgage Solutions
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Shawbrook has revised its buy-to-let (BTL) range with additional fee options and a simplified proposition.| Mortgage Solutions
Earlier this year, after launching our Roadmap to 1.5 Million Homes white paper, Aldermore had the chance to engage with No.10 on how we could help drive the housing conversation. From this came an opportunity to host a roundtable with SME developers and builders, alongside senior advisers, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) officials, and housing policy specialists.| Mortgage Solutions
Two-year fixed rates have experienced the largest decreases annually compared to five-year fixed rates, a report says.| Mortgage Solutions
West One Loans has introduced a bespoke buy-to-let (BTL) service for more complex cases and made a range of enhancements.| Mortgage Solutions
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Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has brought out a ‘bridge fusion’ product, combining a bridging loan with a longer-term buy-to-let mortgage.| Mortgage Solutions
Market Financial Solutions has released a core buy-to-let (BTL) offering, which sees its existing BTL range become specialist BTL.| Mortgage Solutions
Market Financial Solutions has removed the maximum loan size, added tiers and cut commercial rates in its Bridge Fusion range.| Mortgage Solutions
Self-employed people are sacrificing starting a family or investing in their businesses to improve their chances of getting a mortgage.| Mortgage Solutions
The self-employed mortgage market is projected to rise by 67% over the next five years to £34.8bn, a specialist lender suggested.| Mortgage Solutions
Many expats find themselves blocked from the UK housing market at precisely the moment they’re trying to return.| Mortgage Solutions
An overwhelming majority, 84%, of first-time buyers are unaware of how to get the best mortgage rate, research from a broker found.| Mortgage Solutions
An extra 21% of first-time buyers in England will have to shell out for stamp duty as the threshold changes next week.| Mortgage Solutions
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Gatehouse Bank has reduced rental rates and simplified documentation requirements across its buy-to-let purchase plans for UK residents.| Mortgage Solutions
For years, deposits were treated as the biggest hurdle, but increasingly, affordability is the factor that stops a mortgage application in its tracks.| Mortgage Solutions
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have kept the base rate at 4.5%, as widely expected.| Mortgage Solutions
Bridging loan books has surpassed £10bn for the first time fuelled by rises in applications, completions and loan book values.| Mortgage Solutions
New specialist lender Afin Bank has come out with a range of residential and buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages, following full approval.| Mortgage Solutions
Afin Bank has appointed Emily Carr (pictured) as its mortgage adviser, and she will head up its in-house team of advisers.| Mortgage Solutions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a number of reforms to financial regulation, set to boost access to mortgages.| Mortgage Solutions
More first-time buyers who can show affordability will be able to get on the property ladder as lenders now have the chance to surpass the 15% loan to income (LTI) limit.| Mortgage Solutions
Now that more lenders are offering higher LTI multiples, how likely are you to suggest a borrower use this to the maximum?| Mortgage Solutions
The Equity Release Council has brought on PriceHubble, developer of real estate valuation, insight and analytics solutions, as an associate member.| Mortgage Solutions
The ERC has launched an international forum, with representatives from Canada, Germany, Holland, France, Ireland, Italy and Poland.| Mortgage Solutions
Financial product market intelligence specialist Defaqto has become a member of the Equity Release Council (ERC).| Mortgage Solutions
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Social mobility is a diversity category that many businesses struggle to define and engage in as it is complex and hard to measure.| Mortgage Solutions
DIFF has launched its School Leavers initiative to encourage wider social mobility in the mortgage industry.| Mortgage Solutions
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Homebuyers rushed to beat stamp duty changes, driving up mortgage volumes, but rising bills and taxes leave first-time buyers worried.| Mortgage Solutions
The imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump has led to an initial fall in swap rates, which dictate mortgage pricing.| Mortgage Solutions
Masthaven has become the latest lender to join the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA), bringing membership to 48.| Mortgage Solutions
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a base rate cut from 4.5% to 4.25%.| Mortgage Solutions
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The amount of time needed to save for a deposit for a house is four times longer for solo women, according to a report.| Mortgage Solutions
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has elected to cut the base rate to 4.5% – its lowest level since July 2023.| Mortgage Solutions
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A potential base rate cut could benefit those on tracker and SVRs and up consumer confidence but may not lead to fixed rate cuts as swap rates have priced in base rate cuts.| Mortgage Solutions
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Virgin Money and Nationwide are increasing their mortgage rates, the latest lenders to increase some of their rates.| Mortgage Solutions
Lenders HSBC and TSB are increasing some of their mortgage rates, while Gen H and MPowered are making cuts.| Mortgage Solutions
The cut in the base rate has led to an uptick in customer enquiries, especially from first-time buyers, brokers have said.| Mortgage Solutions
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut the base rate to 5%, a year after it was raised – and remained frozen – at 5.25%.| Mortgage Solutions