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Top 10 most read mortgage broker stories this week – 18/08/2023

Mortgage lenders, including Paragon, Barclays and Natwest, cutting mortgage rates across the board proved of interest to readers this week.
Inflation and wage figures, along with conditional selling and the lull in activity in August were among most read this week.
Falling interest-only mortgage figures and The Co-operative Bank signing an agreement to buy Sainsbury Bank’s mortgage portfolio also ranked highly on most read.
Paragon cut two-year fixed rates

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