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Stonebridge and Premier Property Solutions commit to long-term partnership

Mortgage and insurance network, Stonebridge, and Premier Property Solutions, the Hertfordshire-based broker firm, have...

UTB doubles maximum loan size to £2m

United Trust Bank Mortgages has doubled its maximum residential first charge mortgage loan size...

Landbay cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 20bps

Landbay has introduced rate cuts across its buy-to-let product range, with rates reducing by...

Average lifetime mortgage house values up 25% year-on-year

Average property values among new lifetime mortgage customer are continuing to rise, according to...

Salary gains not being translated into larger deposits

Twenty7Tec has revealed that over the past few years, while salaries have increased, the...

Countrywide Surveying Services holds CPD conferences

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has held a programme of internal CPD conferences. They took place...

Saible joins BDLA

Saible has become the latest firm to join the Bridging & Development Lenders Association...

Target warns firms to be ‘stamp duty ready’ ahead of threshold change

Target Group is warning the UK mortgage and property markets to be ‘stamp duty...

All eyes are on Threadneedle Street as Nationwide increases fixed rates up to 0.15%

Nationwide has yielded to market pressures and joined its high-street counterparts in raising selected...

Aaron Hamshire joins FOLK2FOLK as relationship manager

Peer-to-peer lending platform FOLK2FOLK has signed Aaron Hamshire as relationship manager to expand broker...

Butterfield Mortgages strikes £20 million Prime Central London buy-to-let deal

Butterfield Mortgages has issued a buy-to-let deal worth over £20 million at a loan-to-value...

Iress in two-way live integration with CIExpert

Iress has partnered with CIExpert to launch a two-way, real-time integration. The exclusive functionality is...

Brokers give Barclays’ Mortgage Boost thumbs up

Brokers have hailed the timing of Barclays’ Mortgage Boost proposition as affordability continues to...

Broker Conveyancing launches £500 referral fee deal

Broker Conveyancing has announced the launch of a new referral fee initiative. It gives brokers...

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We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Everyday accidents drive rise in hospital admissions

Hospital admissions caused by everyday accidents are rising sharply, according to new research by...

Alexander Snapes joins Tembo as head of CRM

Mortgage and savings platform Tembo has hired Alexander Snapes as its new head of...

Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

Phoebus joins Aston University to pioneer AI tools for mortgage servicing

Aston University has teamed up with Phoebus Software to create what is being described...