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Countrywide Surveying Services to hold virtual annual conference

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), a supplier of UK valuation panel management services, residential valuations...

Landlords optimistic about 2021

45% of landlords say they are optimistic about the buy-to-let market in 2021, according...

November mortgage approvals highest since 2007

The Bank of England has reported that the UK mortgage market strengthened in November...

Stamp Duty extension ‘would be good for tax revenues’

An extension of the current stamp duty holiday could be fiscally positive for the...

Meeting Stamp Duty deadline already difficult, AMI and IMLA warn

Two mortgage trade bodies have warned that the upcoming March deadline to the Stamp...

YBS calls for stamp duty taper

The Yorkshire Building Society has estimated that up to 239,964 home buyers could be...

Rental market remains steady

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in November...

ONS: London house prices down 1.2% month-on-month

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that, on average, UK house prices rose...

Broker confidence remains high

Masthaven Bank has reported that confidence in the broker market remains high despite the...

Covid hitting adverse credit customers the hardest

A new study for Pepper Money has found that the finances of customers with...

Mortgage Business Expo reveals 2021 dates

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published details of its physical events next year. The Leeds...

Lockdown 2 hits finances of 18m Brits

Since the start of the second lockdown in September, a large number of people...

Second lockdown no barrier for bridging firm

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has reported its strongest November on record, with £45 million...

Second charge volumes fall by over one-third

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage new business...
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Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...
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