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Profits up at the Dudley BS

The Dudley Building Society has reported its year end results with a £887,000 pre tax profit,...

TMA to hold DA conference series

TMA is to hold conferences for directly authorised advisers in five different locations around the...

Stonebridge Group secures investment from Shepherd Direct

Stonebridge Group has announced that Shepherd Direct, the national property services group, has acquired...

L&G broadens distribution with Intrinsic network

Legal & General has extended its partnership with the Intrinsic Financial Adviser Network, allowing...

Proc fee hike from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has increased procuration fees for directly authorised intermediaries. The mutual has increased the...

The Hinckley & Rugby unveils BTL exclusive

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has introduced an exclusive buy-to-let offset mortgage through London...

TFC expands Aldermore offering

Specialist packager TFC has added Aldermore to its panel of bridging lenders, expanding its...

Precise Mortgages launches debt management plans

Precise Mortgages has unveiled a new exclusive debt management plan (DMP) mortgage available through...

Three new BDMs for Metro Bank

Metro Bank has announced the appointment of three new field-based business development managers (BDMs) as...

The Dudley targets larger loans

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled three new products through its panel of distributor...

Complete FS strengthens broker support

Hampshire based packager distributor Complete FS has appointed Tammy Clark and Andy Ingram to...

Paymentshield expands home insurance panel

Allianz has been added to Paymentshield's home insurance panel. Allianz operates in 70 countries...

BTL and resi product changes from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range.  Changes are...

Network pair join TSB broker panel

HomeLoan Partnership and The Online Partnership Group have joined TSB Intermediary's broker panel. TSB has...
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COMMENT

Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Appointments

TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
News

AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
News

IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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