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Kuflink gains authorisation for P2P platform

Kuflink has received full authorisation from the FCA for its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. The firm,...

Accord alters minimum rental cover requirements

Accord Buy To Let is changing its approach to minimum rental cover requirements. The lender...

Improved performance at Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit in the first quarter of 2017 of...

New non-executive director for Countrywide

The board of Countrywide plc has announce that Natalie Ceeney will be appointed non-executive director,...

London transaction volumes at all-time low

Sales transactions in London are at an all-time low, according to the latest Land...

The Bath BS sees record mortgage lending

The Bath Building Society Group has reported increase in its mortgage book in 2016...

Nationwide makes cuts to fixed and tracker rates

The Nationwide Building Society has cut rates on certain two and five-year fixed and two-year tracker...

PPI remains most complained about product

Payment protection insurance (PPI) is the most complained about product, the Financial Conduct Authority...

New ‘market leading’ BTL deal from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has launched a five year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at...

Kensington cuts bulk of residential mortgage rates

Kensington Mortgages will reduce rate across its residential mortgage range tomorrow (27 April). ...

Covéa Insurance joins Select & Protect panel

Select & Protect has announced that Covéa Insurance has joined its modular home insurance...

Increase in popularity of early inheritances

New research from Key Retirement has revealed that parents want to give away an...

Accord cuts buy-to-let remortgage rates

Accord Buy to Let has made reductions of 20 basis points on selected remortgage...

Income, assets and membership up at Cirencester Friendly

Cirencester Friendly has reported growth during 2016, with income, assets and membership all increasing. Premium income rose...

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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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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Skipton to cut residential rates and revive three-year fixes

Skipton Building Society is cutting rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

The Leek lowers mortgage rates across residential and specialist products

Leek Building Society is cutting mortgage rates across parts of its residential, shared ownership,...

Fleet Mortgages adds two-year tracker products to buy-to-let range

Fleet Mortgages has launched three new two-year tracker mortgages at 75% loan-to-value across its...

Norton Home Loans provides remortgage on PRC home in Southampton

Norton Home Loans has completed a £218,000 remortgage for joint applicants in Southampton, allowing...

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