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More retired people using part exchange to downsize

Spicerhaart Part Exchange and Assisted Move has seen a large rise in the past...

New intermediary regional manager for the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Paul Holt as an intermediary...

FP Show claims record visitor numbers 

The fifth Finance Professional Show (FP Show), which took place on 8 November, has reported...

Stamp Duty cut could incentivise home moving

Aldermore research has found that 22% of recent home buyers (bought less than three...

Equity release being used to go on holiday

During the third quarter of 2017, almost one in eight equity release customers used...

London sees lowest annual house price growth

The Office for National Statistics has reported that in September there was an annual price...

Smart Money grows Scottish operations

Smart Money has moved its Glasgow operations to larger premises, reflecting its increased levels of...

September remortgaging boosted by rate rise expectations

UK Finance has reported that total mortgage lending declined in September but remained higher...

Peter Beaumont joins TML

Peter Beaumont has teamed back up with Trevor Pothecary, joining The Mortgage Lender (TML)...

New quartet of Private Label deals

Brightstar Financial has launched four new and exclusive, specialist residential and buy-to-let mortgage products...

Fluent for Advisers grows external sales team

Fluent for Advisers has appointed David Paton as business development manager (BDM). He will work...

Royal London offers signature-free consent form

Royal London has introduced an electronic signature solution to accelerate the payment of claims. The...

VAS unveils new valuation panel

Valuation Audit Services (VAS) is introducing a new, independent, valuation panel management company called...

Halifax and Google aim to explain property jargon

Halifax is joining up with Google to help homebuyers understand the world of property...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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