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New Barclays reward programme to include mortgages

Barclays has announced a new rewards programme called Barclays Blue Rewards. Launching on 20 April,...

Crystal Mortgages rebrands to highlight core markets

Midlands-based Crystal Mortgages has rebranded to Crystal Specialist Finance. It is highlighting five distinctive...

Promise Solutions unveils Active Manager

Master broker Promise Solutions has launched Active Manager, which includes a dedicated, online underwriter...

Citizens Advice calls for end to “PPI scandal”

Citizens Advice has called on the banking industry to end the PPI scandal once...

Leeds Expo: all stands sold

All the stands have been sold for the Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) at Leeds...

Risk putting people off peer-to-peer

42% of homeowners surveyed who have not invested on a peer-to-peer platform had chosen...

Profits up at Target Group

Target Group has posted a more than doubling of its profits for the 2014...

Robert Sinclair to present at V Loans webinar

V Loans is to hold a webinar with the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries’ chief...

GE to pull out of UK financial services

GE has put its GE Money brand in the UK up for sale. The move...

24% rise in second charge new business

Consumer finance new business grew by 7% in the 12 months to February 2015. Figures...

Significant rise in secured lending volumes

Loans Warehouse has reported that secured lending volumes in February were up 10.5% on...

Precise revamps secured loan offering

Precise Mortgages has introduced a new second charge loans product range. New range highlights include: ·...

FSE Manchester outlines lender exhibitors

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has revealed some of the intermediary lenders that will...

18 to 24-year-olds most likely to have a CCJ

27% of adults in the UK have, at some point, been contacted by a...

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Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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Hope Capital celebrates record quarter as it enters 14th year

Hope Capital has marked its 14th anniversary with its strongest quarter since the lender’s...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

Gen H launches part and part mortgage for buyers with 5% deposit

Gen H has unveiled a new mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and households...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...