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LMS: remortgage market continues strong start to May

Conveyancing solutions provider LMS has published its latest weekly update, tracking remortgage market performance...

Coventry for Intermediaries reintroduces 85% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has reintroduced 85% LTV products for purchases and remortgages to its...

Foundation Home Loans to return to lending on Monday

Foundation Home Loans, has announced that, following the return of its valuation partners to...

Fleet Mortgages reopens for new business

Fleet Mortgages has announced that physical valuations in England have recommenced on its pipeline business,...

Covid-19: FCA unveils measures to help insurance customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a series of temporary measures to help...

Arnold & Baldwin offers remote valuation options

Arnold & Baldwin has introduced a number of remote valuation options for lenders, enabling...

AMI welcomes government home moving guidance

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has welcomed government guidance on home moving during...

Industry proposes safe home moving process

The Conveyancing Association (CA) is supporting a cross-industry guide on re-opening the housing market,...

SimplyBiz offers members help with ‘looking the part’ online

The SimplyBiz Group has introduced a new ‘keeping up appearances’ programme, with the aim...

ESIS volumes rise for second successive week

Mortgage Brain has seen the number of ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing systems...

Big Equity Release Quiz winners revealed

Pure Retirement has announced the winners of last week’s inaugural Big Equity Release Quiz,...

Accord takes maximum LTV to 85%

Accord Mortgages is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85% on residential...

TMA sees attendance boost from moving training sessions online

The average number of brokers who have attended TMA's training sessions has increased by...

SDL Surveying recommences physical inspections

Surveyors at national valuations firm, SDL Surveying, have begun physical inspections with new safety...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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HSBC UK to raise rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

HSBC UK will increase rates across a range of two-year and five-year fixed mortgages...
Economy

Gilt turmoil puts fresh pressure on mortgage rates

Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
Economy

UK needs first primary surplus in 25 years, warns NIESR

The UK needs to run its first primary budget surplus in 25 years if...
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Gatehouse launches fee-free refinance products

Gatehouse Bank has launched a range of limited-edition refinance products for UK residents with...

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