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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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You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...

Mount Street appoints new head of HR to lead global people strategy

Mount Street Group has appointed Fatima Badini as head of human resources, with a...

Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...