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Strong approvals performance in February

The latest Mortgage Monitor from E.surv has found that overall house purchase approvals (seasonally...

Aldermore to hold MBE Leeds seminars

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at Leeds Armouries on 20 April will include a series...

2015 an “excellent year” for Aldermore

Aldermore has reported an increase in lending for 2015 across all of the sector...

Year-on-year growth across all types of lending

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that home-owners borrowed £8.4bn for house purchase,...

0.8% monthly rise in house prices

House prices in February 2016 rose to a new high of £289,229, up by...

Conveyancers want stability from Budget 

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has urged George Osborne to "favour stability over continued change"...

Buy-to-let ‘gained chokehold’ over first-time buyers

The proportion of buy-to-let mortgage enquiries on Comparethemarket.com grew by 4.4% to 18.2% during...

Warning sounded over pension withdrawal for property investment

Portal Financial has revealed a significant increase in enquiries from people looking to access their...

Average length of time in PRS rises to 14 years

A survey of more than 800 Private Rented Sector (PRS) tenants has found high...

Brokers need to keep generating new business

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has warned that brokers could find themselves short of new business now...

Pre-Stamp Duty surcharge stampede for completions

Last month saw the number of buy-to-let valuations carried out ridse by 34% compared to...

CHL targets ‘mid-year’ return to BTL lending

CHL Mortgages is to return to lending under the CHL for Intermediaries brand. In a...

20% annual rise in gross purchase advances

The Bank of England says the proportion of lending for house purchase in the...

Broker Conveyancing reports strong start to 2016

Broker Conveyancing has revealed that its total number of sale instructions combined for January and...
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A steadier second half of 2026 in sight?

The first half of 2026 has been a reminder that the mortgage market does not operate in isolation. While domestic economic conditions have remained...

How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

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Second charge mortgage lending volumes dip for first time in more than a year

New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market fell by 1% in May,...
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Building Societies Association signs Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter

The Building Societies Association has become the latest organisation to sign the Mortgage Industry...
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Sprive urges first-time buyers to plan ahead as Leeds launches 2% deposit mortgage

Sprive has welcomed Leeds Building Society's new 98% loan-to-value mortgage but says borrowers should...
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Leeds launches 98% LTV mortgage aimed at widening access for first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society has introduced a new 98% loan-to-value mortgage designed to help more...