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Halifax: strong 2016 finish for house prices

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to December were 6.5% higher...

Landlords keen to keep buy-to-let tax relief

Landlords' top New Year’s wish is for the government to keep buy-to-let tax relief...

Building group’s chief exec quits

The board of Bovis Homes Group has announced that David Ritchie will step down as...

Santander for Intermediaries to pay retention proc fee

Santander for Intermediaries is to pay mortgage brokers a procuration fee of 0.2% on retention...

Key Retirement appoints group CFO

Key Retirement Group has appointed Rob Scott as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He...

Accord outlines £1,000 offset offering

All borrowers who complete on an offset mortgage with Accord Mortgages will be credited with...

Housebuilder upbeat about the future

In its fourth quarter trading update, housebuilder Persimmon reported an 8% rise in full year...

IGF provides key funding line to tech firm

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has provided a £1.5 million...

Jeff Knight joins Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has appointed Jeff Knight to the newly created role of...

CML backs government affordable housing plans

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed today's announcement by the Communities Secretary...

Retirement group outlines 2017 expansion plans

Answers in Retirement Ltd has announced the buy-back of 25% of the business which returns...

New Goldsmith Williams case management system imminent

Goldsmith Williams Solicitors is to launch a redeveloped version of its online case management tool,...

“Unsurprising” rise in limited company BTL applications

Mortgages for Business has reported an increase in the proportion of applications for buy-to-let properties...

Conveyancers regret Law Society boss’s resignation

The chief executive of the Law Society has resigned, citing lack of progress on...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

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...

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Appointments

The West Brom promotes Gareth Madeley to chief customer officer

West Brom Building Society has appointed Gareth Madeley as its new chief customer officer,...
MIMHC

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...
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Santander raises foreign national mortgage lending to 90% LTV

Santander UK has expanded its foreign national mortgage policy by increasing the maximum loan-to-value...
Buy-to-let

Keystone passes £2bn in securitisation issuance with sixth Hops Hill deal

Keystone Property Finance has completed its sixth securitisation, taking total issuance under its Hops...

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