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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...

MPowered Mortgages using digital assistant to give criteria answers to brokers

MPowered Mortgages has unveiled a voice-activated digital assistant to provide brokers with answers in...

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries adds higher fee products to limited edition buy-to-let range

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its limited edition buy-to-let range to include products...

UTB hire to develop Build to Rent proposition

United Trust Bank (UTB) is expanding its property development proposition by recruiting Andy Thomson...

Five Foxes to return to the road

The ‘Five Foxes’, a collaboration between The Loughborough Building Society, Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Mark Hutchings moves into director role at Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has announced an addition to its executive team with the promotion...

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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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Market Financial Solutions launches ‘Fusion Premier’ range for portfolio landlords

Market Financial Solutions has launched a new ‘Fusion Premier’ range, designed to allow large...

Self-employed workers would switch to a salaried job to get a mortgage

The majority of self-employed workers would switch to a salaried job to get a...

Six million tenants preparing to step onto housing ladder

Millions of future first-time buyers are waiting to take their first step on the...

Finova launches pre-configured buy-to-let platform for lenders

Finova, the UK’s largest cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has launched a new...