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Strong growth in Scottish house prices

Your Move has reported that house prices in Scotland grew strongly in February, rising...

Housing market confidence settling to ‘new normal’

The latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker has found that confidence in the UK...

Over 200,000 English homes remain empty

England has 200,145 long-term empty homes which, according to research by property investment marketplace...

Most unaffordable local authorities revealed

Prospective homeowners in some parts of the country would need to save for 27 years before...

E.surv secures international standard for Information Security

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has increased its focus on risk and governance, strengthening its existing risk management solutions...

CML: lending in ‘neutral gear’

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £21.4...

Sesame and PMS launch Skipton exclusive

Sesame and PMS have launched an exclusive two year fixed rate mortgage product to...

Cashback doubled by Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages is doubling the amount of cashback on offer across its mortgage range....

FHL unveils residential lending proposition

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has launched a new residential lending product range. Its residential mortgage is...

L&G protection payments up £64m

Legal & General paid out £606m to policyholders for critical illness, life, terminal illness and income...

Equifinance added to TFC panel

TFC Homeloans has added Equifinance to its second charge mortgage lender panel. The range of...

Octopus strengthens relationship with Black Book Finance

Octopus Property has completed £6.4m of loans for new distributor Black Book Finance within...

BEP Systems develops MyPepper portal

BEP Systems has provided a self-service customer portal for Pepper Ireland borrowers based on its...

Distributor criticises ‘second charge negativity’

Fluent for Advisers believes there is a negative attitude in some quarters about the prospects for...

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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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