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Merryoaks arranges £5.9m Essex development deal

Merryoaks Property Finance has announced the completion of a £5.9m development loan with United...

Mark Snape joins The Moving Portal

The Moving Portal has announced the appointment of Mark Snape as its first chief growth...

Fleet cuts five-year fixed rates

Fleet Mortgages has made a series of 15 basis point (bps) cuts to its...

United Trust Bank reports record loan book for 2024

United Trust Bank (UTB) closed 2024 on a strong note, reporting robust financial performance...

Record high for challenger and specialist bank lending

Challenger and specialist banks’ share of gross lending is the highest on record -...

Coventry BS joins Financial Services Skills Commission

Coventry Building Society has joined the Financial Services Skills Commission, in a bid to...

MBE North 2025 outlines seminar line-up

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has published its seminar programme for MBE North 2025, taking...

Rents rising at slowest rate in 3.5 years and challenges ahead for landlords

The latest analysis from Zoopla reveals that UK rents for new lets have increased...

Black & White Bridging joins Brightstar panel

Black & White Bridging has been added to the lending panel of the Brightstar...

LiveMore appoints Paul Lewis as sales director of mortgages

LiveMore has appointed Paul Lewis as sales director of mortgages as it continues to...

Pam Brown Mortgages on target to raise £100,000 for charity with more to come

Pam Brown’s latest charity event raised a whopping £15,000 for Crohn’s and Colitis UK...

‭Colenko becomes NACFB lender patron

Colenko has joined the National Association of Commercial‬‭ Finance Brokers (NACFB) as a patron...

Acre and Simplify introduce automated conveyancing updates for brokers

Mortgage brokers using Acre’s intermediary platform will now have access to live, detailed conveyancing...

Barclays claims lowest five-year fixed rate on the market

Barclays is making further reductions to its mortgage rates tomorrow (4 March). New rates include...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

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South drives first annual asking house price fall since 2024

Asking prices for homes in Great Britain have slipped into annual decline for the...

Rents fall as inflationary pressures mount

Tenants are beginning to feel some respite as rents across Great Britain fall at...

Bank of England set to hold rates as inflation proves sticky

The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at 4% this week...

Mortgage pros stride for mental health on Thames Bridges Trek

Mortgage industry pros from Crystal Specialist Finance, Market Financial Solutions, Movin Legal, MT Finance, United...