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18% rise in Paragon’s pre-tax profits

The Paragon Group has reported pre-tax profits of £122.2 million, which represents an 18.1%...

BTL is only going in one direction

To be described as an ‘industry giant’ is somewhat disconcerting but that was the...

SMS expands lending panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has added The Mansfield Building Society to its panel of...

Tenants getting on top of their finances

Tenants have been paying down rent arrears despite a new record for monthly rents...

Former spin doctor to keynote ARLA conference

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has announced that Alastair Campbell will...

87 purchase & remo deals to be cut by NatWest IS

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing rate reductions to the majority of its core intermediary range...

Fleet Mortgages becomes NACFB patron

Fleet Mortgages has become a full Patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

New website and logo for Mortgages for Business

Mortgages for Business has unveiled its new website and corporate identity. The firm said...

Buyers better off than renters after five years

Zoopla has claimed that those homeowners with mortgages pay £316 more on average per...

Barclays allows BTL borrowers to make ‘Great Escape’

Barclays has extended its Great Escape remortgage package to its existing buy-to-let range. The new...

Private renters ‘powerless’ from lack of rights

National charity Citizens Advice wants greater protection for people living in the private rented...

Connect Mortgage Club gets full CCL permissions

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC), the buy-to-let network specialist for brokers, has just been granted...

59th securitisation completed by Paragon

The Paragon Group has completed its latest securitisation. Paragon Mortgages No.21 (PM21) is the fourth...

Seven rates cut by the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut rates on seven of its mortgages. The...

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I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

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Renters cut back as deposit savings hit six-month low

The number of renters actively saving for a property deposit has fallen to its...

Eight in 10 first-time buyers moved back in with parents to get on the ladder

Four in five first-time buyers moved back in with parents to save for a...

Landlords desert the market amid growing fears over Renters’ Rights Bill

Small landlords are quitting the private rental sector in increasing numbers, as concerns mount...

Clydesdale Bank cuts selected rates and unveils new products

Clydesdale Bank is set to implement rate reductions across a range of residential mortgage...