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Cancer cover claims crash due to Covid

LV= has seen a major decrease in cancer claims due to the impact of...

Network sees 215 rise in ARs’ enquiries

PRIMIS Mortgage Network's product desk dealt with 2,186 inbound queries from Appointed Representative (AR)...

Covid-19: BAME borrowers under most pressure

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is urging consumers who are struggling to pay their...

Tenants “heading for country” due to Covid

21% of landlords believe tenants who want more space will look to move to...

September residential transactions up 19% on August

HMRC's provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in September 2020 is 98,010. This...

Property market “caught fire” in the summer

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that UK house prices increased by...

Landlords facing ‘race against time’ with stamp duty

Landlords who want to make the most of the recent cut in Stamp Duty...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks back with new ranges

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have returned to the market following a temporary withdrawal announced...

Advise Wise adds Street View and Maps functionality

Advise Wise has integrated Google Street View and Google Map into the Advise Wise...

Start homebuying process by 1 November to use stamp duty holiday

Legal & General Mortgage Club has warned that homeowners planning to move and benefit...

Lockdown dents planning permission application levels

Lockdown had a major impact on the number of people applying for planning permission,...

100% growth in Q4 second charge lending predicted

Loans Warehouse believes we there will be 100% growth in second charge lending in...

Average bridging LTVs rose in Q3

There has been a 46% increase in bridging loan volume in the third quarter...

Fiduciam expects further £200m of CBILS loan requests

Short-term lender Fiduciam expects to receive at least another £200 million of requests for Coronavirus...

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Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

Mansion tax plans resurface as Prime London prices slide

Thirteen years since the Liberal Democrats first proposed a Mansion Tax on properties over £2 million the Treasury is reportedly considering the same plan. Even...

Chris Williams on being the architect of connection

For most of the last decade Chris Williams has been dissecting the machinery of the UK property market and helping industry understand how it...

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Chancellor urged to build buffer to avoid “doom-loop”

The Chancellor must use this month’s Autumn Budget to build a minimum £30 billion...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as...

Brilliant Solutions outperforms market amid record year

Brilliant Solutions has reported record figures for its mortgage club, which it says has...

Stress and costs leave one in five reluctant to move

A growing number of Britons are ruling themselves out of the housing market as...

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