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Renters at risk from ‘toxic cocktail’

Rising levels of renting and a post-referendum rise in unemployment could cause a 'toxic...

Homemover market at highest level for almost a decade

The latest Lloyds Bank Homemaker Review has found that the number of homemovers rose...

The Skipton relaxes lending policy

The Skipton Building Society has made two policy changes across its entire mortgage range.  The maximum...

New loan grading system at P2P lender

Peer to peer lender ThinCats has introduced a new two-tiered grading system for all loans on...

New lowest rate for More 2 Life

More 2 Life has unveiled its lowest ever lifetime mortgage rate with a new monthly...

Nationwide reports 26% rise in gross mortgage lending

The Nationwide Building Society has posted its results for the quarter from 5 April...

Kuflink Bridging expands head office team

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink Bridging has appointed Danielle Comrie as senior case manager in...

Asset finance growth at Aldermore

Aldermore has reported growth in its asset finance business over the first six months...

Accord unveils ERC-free buy-to-let trackers

Accord Buy To Let has launched a range of new tracker mortgages with no...

MetLife passes major milestone

MetLife has passed the £5 billion assets under management milestone. The UK wealth management...

The Leeds changes tenancy criteria

The Leeds Building Society will now accept tenancy agreements for a period to suit...

RICS: house price growth “run out of steam”

House price growth continued to slow in the UK in July while key indicators...

New 3.29% five-year BTL from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 3.29%.  It...

40% fall in second charge repossessions

The number of second-charge mortgage repossessions in the second quarter of 2016 was 40, down...
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Buy-to-let

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Later Life

Parental support for adult children is reshaping retirement plans

Three in five parents with children aged over 18 are providing financial support, with...
First-time buyers

LISA payouts near £140m as industry warns against disrupting first-time buyer support

The Lifetime ISA delivered almost £140m in government bonuses last year, as industry figures...
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Mortgage borrowing rises as approvals edge higher in February

Mortgage borrowing and approvals both increased in February, although activity remains close to recent...
General Insurance

Previously flooded homes face insurance premiums more than double UK average

Homeowners in properties that have previously flooded are paying 121% more for home insurance...

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