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Large rise in stamp duty transactions

The impending stamp duty holiday deadline has led to a sharp rise in transactions,...

House prices fall by 0.3%

Nationwide has reported that January saw annual house price growth slowing for the first...

Busy end to 2020 for later life lending market

The Equity Release Council has released market figures for Q4 2020. Annual lending to new...

FCA finalises mortgage repossession guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised its guidance on repossessions for mortgages and...

CSF: telephone account managers more important than ever

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has appointed Craig Kedian as telephone account manager for the...

Fiduciam provides TVR with CBILS loan

Fiduciam has provided car manufacturer TVR through a further three-year £2 million loan, under...

Accord pulls 75% and 80% deals for 10 days

Accord Mortgages is "temporarily" withdrawing its residential products at both 75% and 80% loan...

13% fall in number of first-time buyers last year

2020 saw a fall in the overall number of first-time buyers, according to Halifax. The...

AMI hits out at FSCS levy hike

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has slammed the decision by the Financial Services...

Private renters reveal pandemic worries

50% of private renters are worried about their housing situation, according to a survey...

2020 house sales down 11.5% on previous year

HMRC has estimated that the total number of UK residential transactions in December 2020...

Gatehouse Bank resumes HMO lending

Gatehouse Bank has relaunched its finance products for HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) purchases. The shariah-compliant...

Together expands digital valuation usage

Specialist lender Together has updated its criteria to allow more automatic property valuations . It...

ONS: November house price rise of 1.2%

The Office for National Statistics has revealed that house prices in the UK increased...
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Brokers face rise in complex cases as bridging demand evolves

As reported recently in trade news, the bridging finance landscape is changing, and brokers are increasingly faced with more complex client scenarios. Greenfield Bridging...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it was a straightforward deal. But for us, it marked something...

Threadbare safety nets and the reassurance of life insurance for mortgagors

For first-time buyers who have managed to save enough for a deposit, there’s a lot to think about when searching for the perfect home....

How might Trump’s tariffs impact on mortgages in the UK?

With Trump’s tariff wars already sending financial markets yoyoing up and down and the likelihood that these trade wars will negatively impact both global...

Key holiday let tax changes: what brokers really need to know

The UK holiday let market has seen rapid growth in recent years, largely fuelled by the rise in staycations and favourable tax incentives. However,...

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ModaMortgages opens door to day one remortgages for bridge exits

Specialist buy-to-let lender ModaMortgages has expanded its criteria to allow day one remortgages for...
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Foundation Home Loans raises £550m with latest funding vehicle

Foundation Home Loans has completed a significant funding transaction worth £550 million, following strong...
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Atom bank’s goodwill approach helps secure West Midlands pub freehold

Atom bank has completed a £663,000 loan to fund the acquisition of a Wolverhampton...

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