Bridging Loan Guide https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Govt needs to update Rent a Room scheme to help tackle housing crisis: Trinity Financial ModaMortgages adds 80% LTV BTL deals; Accord and TSB cut rates – round-up Halifax launches discounted products for Club Lloyds members 34% of London FTB purchases now exceeds LISA price cap: reallymoving Stamp duty reform top of industry’s Autumn Budget wish list Lendco closes its eighth securitisation ‘So many landlords have sold’ – rental growth remains at 3.8% Inflation hits 3.5% in September and ‘cements expectation’ of base rate rise BTL remortgages account for 75% of completed loans in Q2 Pepper Advantage rebrands as Continuum Credit Group Masthaven removes legal fee ‘barrier’ for bridging clients Regulators should consider a mandatory three-day product withdrawal process – Murphy When ‘we handle complex cases’ isn’t enough – Harvey £500k mortgages no longer just for London buyers A modern mortgage lender should still answer the phone – Blair Interest rate rise likely after inflation jumps to 3.5% UK inflation rises to 3.5% in September: ONS £500k+ mortgages shift North despite higher cost of borrowing: Savills First-time buyers turn to side hustles and family help as UK homeownership hurdles grow UK buy-to-let lending rises 25% in value to £10.7bn, says UK Finance Accord cuts BTL rates by up to 0.69%;  ModaMortgages expands BTL offering UK house price growth slows for fourth consecutive month: ONS Rents climb by 3.8% in year to September: ONS Halifax opens Club Lloyds mortgage discounts to brokers Four in five workers without income protection are renters or mortgage holders Almost a third of 18-40-year-olds use credit to pay rent or mortgage Lendhub panel: Planning is a ‘nemesis’ for SME developers Second charge growth to continue as borrowers cut outgoings, says Pepper sales director Air upgrades WriteRoute to lighten advisers’ admin burden PlannerPal integrates with Twenty7tec Advice to intro AI tech TMW widens SPV borrowing; Saffron BS resumes 75% limited company lending – round-up Mortgage and equity release complaints fall in H1 – FCA Dream home or Halloween horror house? A survey will reveal all Pepper Money extends affordable housing mortgage terms; Family BS enhances affordability – round-up Lenders can fix most mortgage friction without waiting for Smart Data Uinsure makes three senior leadership appointments Furness BS widens mortgage criteria Barclays UK grows mortgage book as lending climbs by £8.8bn Together hires group lending director Roma Finance makes series of internal promotions Finanze’s Hoyne on new book: Better-educated property investors will invigorate specialist lending Energy costs drive demand for greener homes, Rightmove report finds Together appoints group lending director Saffron restores 75% LTV BTL option and cuts resi rates Pepper to offer 40-year terms on affordable housing Blog: The Budget: What matters most for brokers and borrowers Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as its use of AI increases Comment: Making sure protection conversations don’t take a back seat Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers unaware of new-build incentives, finds Foxtons TMW boosts limited company criteria