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Capital rents rise for the first time in nearly two years

Landbay's latest Rental Index has revealed that rents in London increased by 0.10% in...

InterBay Commercial partners with Brightstar for £18m loan

InterBay Commercial has teamed up with Brightstar Financial to expedite a loan of over £18m...

Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers

The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...

FCA clarifies fairer treatment of regular premium PPI complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation paper on new guidance about...

FIBA introduces Professional Partners Panel

Trade body FIBA has established a Professional Partners Panel. It is designed to provide advisers...

Magellan Homeloans refreshes adverse credit criteria

Magellan Homeloans has reviewed its criteria on adverse credit history with status 3 or...

New semi-exclusive two-year residential products from NatWest

NatWest has introduced rate changes to its core and semi-exclusive ranges of residential and...

Bibby Financial Services makes Yorkshire appointment

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Lauren Maloney as a business development manager (BDM),...

People in the dark over loved ones’ finances

Brits are hiding over £69bn of debt from their partners, according to new research...

Regulator proposes directory of financial services workers 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a new directory to help consumers and...

Retirement Advantage alters BTL range for older landlords

Retirement Advantage has made changes to its range of mortgage products aimed at older...

Fleet Mortgages revises whole offering

Fleet Mortgages has revamped its entire product range with new options across its three...

The Teachers appoints head of proposition & distribution

The Teachers Building Society has appointed Michelle Cutler to the newly created role of...

Together launches £525m commercial warehouse facility

Together Financial Services has launched a new £525m warehouse facility for its small balance...
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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,...
First-time buyers

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...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

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