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Staycation growth good for landlords

17% of British holidaymakers are planning a staycation in the UK this year, according...

Leek United provides L&G Mortgage Club with 5-year exclusive

Leek United has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate mortgage for Legal & General...

Permitted development extension an opportunity for brokers

Oblix Capital has claimed that the government's announcement to extend permitted development rules, which...

L&G to sell GI business to Allianz

Legal & General Group Plc has agreed to sell its general insurance business to...

Nationwide reports slowing of house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth remained below 1%...

Five-year fix most popular remo rate in April

48% of consumers took out a five-year fixed rate product – the most popular...

Enra Group makes senior appointments

West One Loans and its parent, Enra Group, have made a number of strategic...

Key grows corporate business development team

Equity release adviser Key is expanding its corporate business development team. Key’s corporate team is actively...

The Leeds extends volunteering targets

The Leeds Building Society has extended its target for colleague volunteering after surpassing its...

ATT: narrower window to sell one’s home

The Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has expressed its concern that a proposed rule...

The Ipswich ups maximum loan size to £750k

The Ipswich Building Society has increased the upper lending cap on standard 75% loan...

Saffron unveils new HMO mortgages

The Saffron Building Society has launched a range of niche buy-to-let mortgages aimed at...

Barclays to cut Scotland Help to Buy rates

Barclays Mortgages is making changes to its Scotland Help to Buy products on 31 May. As...

Keystone in BTL API integration with Twenty7Tec

Keystone Property Finance has launched a full API integration with Twenty7Tec’s application submission system,...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM)...
Conveyancing

Conveyancing costs hold at 0.53% of house prices

Conveyancing costs remained unchanged as a proportion of UK house prices during the year...
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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...
Homebuying reform

OPDA welcomes Rayner’s return to housing brief

The Open Property Data Association has welcomed Angela Rayner’s return as housing secretary and...

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