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Vacant housing stock reaches £50bn

The number of empty homes across England has risen for the first time in...

Asset finance new business tops £3.3bn

New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new...

Sharp fall in second charge mortgage lending

Second charge mortgage new business fell 10% by value and 13% by volume in...

Help your loved ones after you’ve gone

In advance of 'Dying Matters Week' (14 to 20 May), research from Royal London...

Sir Steve Webb to keynote National Later Life Conference

Answers in Retirement, the organisers of the inaugural National Later Life Conference, has announced the...

New cashback offer from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of residential mortgages, offering £500 cashback...

Landlords could see profits of nearly £6,500 per property per year

Analysis by Kent Reliance suggests that long-term property investment is set to deliver significant...

The Northview Group appoints head of marketing

The Northview Group has announced the appointment of Alastair Faux to the position of...

Barclays CEO fined £642k by regulators

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have together fined...

Specialist lenders filling BTL liquidity gap

The latest property Investor Survey conducted by short-term finance lender, mtf, has found that property...

Second charge repossessions remain low  

Latest figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number...

Clear recognition of value of professional mortgage advice

81% of homeowners in the UK who bought a property in the last 12...

Oblix Capital launches Abu Dhabi Grand Prix competition

Oblix Capital has launched a special prize draw promotion offering one broker the chance to...

Commercial lending rates “in a downward spiral”

Key Commercial Finance has reported a downward trend in rates for commercial, business and...
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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,...
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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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