First-time buyers in England have paid an estimated £307 million extra in stamp duty, averaging £4,618 more per buyer, since,.. Read More;

Landbay has launched small houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) remortgage products within its premier range. Small HMO products, covering properties with,.. Read More;

Atom bank has reduced the minimum loan size to £100,000 for its commercial mortgage range to meet growing demand from,.. Read More;

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added Handelsbanken to its lender panel. Members of the network will have access to Handelsbanken’s full,.. Read More;

The average shelf-life of a mortgage has fallen to a record low, product choice has shrunk to a two-year low,.. Read More;

Leek Building Society, Precise Mortgages and Rely are cutting rates across several ranges by up to 49bps. Leek is cutting rates,.. Read More;

This week’s top headlines: Virgin Money chief executive to retire as Nationwide deal completes and HTB launches BTL range with,.. Read More;

Sales of 100% mortgages hit a five-year high last year, with the North West and the South West the most,.. Read More;

Principality Intermediaries has relaxed its eligibility for its 5.5x loan to income (LTI) feature for first time buyers. The updates include a,.. Read More;

Leeds Building Society has strengthened its intermediary distribution team with the appointment of Michelle Ward. Ward joins Leeds from Virgin Money,.. Read More;

Fleet Mortgages is launching three new two-year tracker products across standard, limited company and HMO/MUFB ranges. The new trackers have no,.. Read More;

The number of properties bought and resold within 12 months has halved over the past decade as home “flipping” has,.. Read More;