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Total stamp duty bill for London homebuyers tops £40,000

Lloyds Bank has established that homeowners spend an average £12,693 in total on stamp...

BoE reports June rise in lending

The Bank of England has revealed that lending to individuals increased to £1,544.7bn in...

Proportion of borrowers with large deposits increases

The latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv has reported that there were 65,887 loans (seasonally...

Solid rise in average Scottish rents

Your Move Scotland has reported that the typical property in Scotland let for £569...

FCA to leave payday loan price cap in place

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the outcome of its review into high-cost...

Hackney sees large house price per square metre rise

Boroughs in London continue to dominate the UK's list of the most expensive property...

Q2 fall in landlord confidence

Landlord confidence fell across all key indicators in the second quarter of 2017, according...

Together appoints commercial operations manager

Specialist lender Together has appointed Lesley Gardner as its new commercial operations manager. Gardner (pictured)...

Hometrack wins supplier award

Hometrack has been awarded ‘Supplier of the Year’ at the fourth annual Barclays Global...

General election has little impact on rent prices

The latest Your Move England & Wales Buy-to-let Index has reported that the general...

Tesco Bank offers new five-year fixed remortgage deals

Tesco Bank has introduced two new five-year fixed rate remortgage products. It has also reduced...

BoE announces senior appointments

The Bank of England has appointed Joanna Place as its new chief operating officer...

Assetz Capital partners with Bud

Assetz Capital has partnered with financial account aggregator and marketplace, Bud. The peer-to-peer finance platform...

Magellan unveils new mortgage portal

Magellan Homeloans has launched Magellan Hub, a new mortgage portal which enables mortgage intermediaries...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Rates rise but mortgage market holds firm

The mortgage market is showing resilience despite a sharp rise in borrowing costs with...
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Landlords shift to interest-only as rates climb above 5%

Buy-to-let landlords are rapidly changing borrowing strategies as mortgage rates climb with a growing...
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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

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Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

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