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Scottish house prices growing faster than in England & Wales

Your Move’s latest Scotland House Price Index has found that house prices increased in...

Money Dashboard unveils affordability app

Money Dashboard is launching a new tool, TrueView, which offers an instant assessment of...

The Adviser Alliance reveals lender panel

The Adviser Alliance has published its panel of lenders that its members will be...

The Skipton opens Grenfell Tower Fund

The Skipton Building Society is today making it possible for people wanting to donate...

MPC split but keeps Bank Rate at 0.25%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5-3...

Precise to hold nationwide specialist lending masterclasses

A nationwide series of masterclasses about specialist lending is being held by Precise Mortgages. The...

Bibby Financial Services appoints corporate managers

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Sean Flannery and Ronnie Stokes as corporate managers...

New resi and BTL deals from Virgin Money

Virgin Money has unveiled a range of new mortgage products across its residential and...

Second charge distributor buys broker-packager

Second charge distributor Fluent Money Group has announced the purchase of Manchester based broker...

Target Group appoints new CFO

Target Group has appointed Iestyn Evans as the group’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Evans...

Home sellers fall to 27% of whole market valuations

Fewer people moved house in May, according to the latest research from Connells Survey...

New credit guide for vulnerable customers

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) and The UK Cards Association have launched a new...

ASTL celebrates record membership levels

FRP Advisory has become the fifth associate member to join the Association of Short...

IMLA calls for non-partisan approach to housing policy

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has stated that the average homeowner is moving...

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Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

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Mortgage lenders expect slowdown despite Q2 rise in demand

Demand for mortgages increased during the second quarter of the year, although lenders expect...

Foundation reintroduces pound-for-pound remortgage product

Foundation has reintroduced its F1 pound-for-pound (£4£) remortgage product and reduced rates across its...

Paymentshield boosts sales team

Paymentshield has made a series of sales appointments, in a move it said reinforces...

Key Partnerships urges advisers to raise standards

Firms referring customers for later life lending advice must place greater focus on best...

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