Mortgages

The Yorkshire posts record operating profit

The Yorkshire Building Society has reported gross lending of £6.9bn (2014: £7.6bn) and net...

First Complete begins MCD training across UK

First Complete has started to carry out UK-wide training on the impact of the...

N. Ireland lending highest level since mid-2007

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has revealed that lending in Northern Ireland for house...

Affordability hit borrowers turning to bridging

86% of brokers surveyed saw an increase in bridging loan volume during the fourth...

Continued lending growth in Wales

Latest Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) data has shown that lending in Wales for...

8% rise in first-time buyers in Scotland

Annual home-owner house purchase lending in Scotland in 2015 totalled 64,800 loans, up 9%...

2015 fall in London house purchase lending

House purchase lending in London fell in 2015 in comparison with the previous year,...

Scottish Widows holds protection workshops

Scottish Widows, which recently returned to the intermediary protection market, has held a series...

BBA sees major year-on-year rise in lending

Gross mortgage borrowing of £13.6 billion in January was 38% higher than a year...

Packager to hold south coast buy-to-let event

Complete FS has announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help...

Transactions up 9.7% year-on-year

HMRC has revealed that its provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for January 2016 was 105,940 residential...

Distributor expands sales team

TFC Homeloans has added three new sales positions to its operation. Gary Barton has moved into...

Brokers changing how they communicate with lenders

Accord Mortgages says that intermediaries are opting to use its web chat service for...

Brokers finding age to be a remortgage barrier

Research for the Nottingham Building Society conducted among mortgage brokers found that 37% have seen a rise...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 5

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 3

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are 72 participants from...

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ASA upholds complaint over ‘leading body’ claim in CPD accreditation ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Professional Development Consortium...

Additional property purchases drive stamp duty receipts in more than half of councils

Landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of stamp duty receipts in...

Landlords urged to review rent guarantee cover after Renters’ Rights Act changes

Buy-to-let landlords should consider rent guarantee insurance after the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

Rural house prices outpace urban markets

Rural housing markets in England and Wales are recording stronger annual price growth than...

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