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Industry pledge to support home movers during Covid

The Home Buying and Selling Group has (HBSG) published a industry pledge to support...

Londoners looking for work outside the city

Job site Indeed has reported that Londoners are increasingly looking for work outside the...

FIBA reports lockdown membership rise

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has reported a 50% increase in membership...

IMLA to study Covid’s effects on industry service levels

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is looking for new information on the practical...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused 46% of first time buyers to delay their plans...

TMA maintains 2019 lending volumes despite Covid-19

TMA Club's total lending figures between January and August 2020 were consistent with the...

Shared ownership increasing in popularity

The Leeds Building Society has revealed that wannabe homeowners are turning to shared ownership...

Covid-19 not putting off acquisitive landlords

Research commissioned by The Mortgage Lender has fond that landlords are still looking to...

Historic lows for equity release rates

The Equity Release Council has reported that average rates for equity release products reached...

L&G Mortgage Club sees 18% increase in overall buy-to-let searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported increasing demand among first-time buyers who want...

Fiduciam provides £840k CBILS loan to children nursery

Fiduciam has completed a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan for £840,000. The loan...

BoE warns economic outlook “unusually uncertain” as it holds Bank Rate

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the Bank...

ONS: June house prices rose by 2.8%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that, In England, house prices rose...

Paragon adopts TruNarrative platform for bounce-back loans

Paragon Bank has selected business onboarding and automated due diligence technology services from TruNarrative....

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Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

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...

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Mortgages and AI to feature in overhauled school curriculum

Children in England will soon be taught how mortgages work and how to manage...

Landlords weigh exit as Renters’ Rights Bill adds to pressure

39% of landlords are considering leaving the rental market within the next year, as...

Gary Neville: Manchester holds blueprint for national redevelopment

Manchester’s regeneration model should serve as the blueprint for national redevelopment, according to specialist...

The Vernon launches new range for complex prime borrowers

Vernon Building Society has introduced a new range of complex prime mortgages aimed at...

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