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United Trust Bank grows development finance team

United Trust Bank (UTB) has announced the appointment of two new property development managers...

Buy-to-let transaction volume growth slowing

LendInvest's latest Buy-to-Let Index report has found that Luton reclaimed the top spot in July 2018 for...

Yorkshire the top location for small deposit borrowers

E.surv has reported that the stable performance of the UK mortgage market during May...

The Mansfield’s range now includes holiday lets

The Mansfield Building Society has launched a new holiday buy-to-let product, allowing loans up...

Millennials “don’t see the value of private healthcare”

The Health Insurance Group has claimed that millennials may be missing out on significant...

Direct Line Group celebrates two years of Idea Lab

Direct Line Group recently held an event at Bafta, which saw 86 Idea Lab...

Many at risk of outliving pension pots

28% of retirees face decisions that could see them outlive their pension pot in...

The Ipswich unveils new 75% LTV deals

The Ipswich Building Society has launched two new residential products at 75% loan to...

OneFamily Advice partners with Finance Planning Group

OneFamily Advice is to offer holistic retirement planning through a Finance Planning Group partnership. OneFamily...

Oblix Capital reprices its development finance offering

  Oblix Capital has restructured pricing across its development finance range. The London based specialist lender's development...

Magellan Homeloans hires regional sales manager for North West

Magellan Homeloans has announced the appointment of a new regional sales manager, Dean Linklater,...

All regions saw annual house price growth in June

Your Move has reported that average prices in England and Wales were slightly down...

PMS and Sesame raise over £10,000 for British Heart Foundation

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have completed the first stage of their Rewire...

Graduates “could miss out on £75k from their pension pot”

New research from Royal London has found that graduates earning an average salary who...

COMMENT

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...

Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...

West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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