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FTB sales rose slightly in March

March saw the number of properties available to buy on estate agents’ books fall to...

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...

COMMENT

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...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Latest news

Residential transactions up 17% in May despite ongoing uncertainty

UK residential property transactions rose 17% in May 2026 compared with the same month...

Paragon Bank launches £1,000 cashback deal

Paragon Bank is offering £1,000 cashback across 21 products within its buy-to-let mortgage range. The...

Atom bank launches 95% LTV near prime mortgages

Atom bank has launched a 95% LTV near prime range and reduced rates across...

Just Mortgages self-employed division nears 500 advisers after 10 years

Just Mortgages is celebrating 10 years of its self-employed division after growing from just...

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