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Edinburgh and Glasgow are fastest places to sell a property

Homes across the country are taking on average 84 days to sell (12 weeks),...

Accord cuts 80% LTV buy-to-let rates

Accord Buy to Let has cut rates on a number of its 80% loan...

The Leeds unveils fee-free cashback mortgage deals

The Leeds Building Society has launched two new cashback mortgages with no product fee. The...

Air Sourcing and Knowledge Bank announce integration

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has announced full API integration between its platform,...

Homeowners looking for shorter to mid-term products

Paragon’s latest Financial Adviser Confidence Tracking (FACT) Index has revealed that shorter-term fixed rate...

ASTL sees bridging loan application record

The Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that bridging loan applications in the...

Nationwide makes widespread fixed rate cuts

The Nationwide Building Society has cut rates on selected two, three and five-year fixed...

The Skipton expands telephone BDM team

The Skipton Building Society is growing its telephone business development team. The move brings the...

360 Lifecycle integrates with Mortgage Brain

360 Dotnet has announced that its CRM and back office system 360 Lifecycle has...

Aspen Bridging extends 0.45% bridging rate

Aspen Bridging is to continue to offer a starting interest rate of 0.45% up...

L&G improves employee assistance programme

Legal & General has made a number of changes to its EAP with Health...

Vida Homeloans makes “most significant” range changes since launch

Vida Homeloans has launched new residential and buy-to-let product ranges. It follows the recent launch...

InterBay Commercial joins F4B panel

Specialist distributor First 4 Bridging (F4B) has added InterBay Commercial, to its lending panel. F4B’s...

“Disappointing” September completions data published

UK Finance has revealed that there were 29,100 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in September...

COMMENT

The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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