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Accord pilots contractor lending policy

Accord Mortgages is piloting a bespoke mortgage lending policy for contractors and freelancers. The intermediary-only...

Saga lobbies Hammond over downsizing

Saga has written to the Chancellor proposing a range of reforms designed to free...

HMRC reports fall in property transactions

HM Revenue & Customs has reported that its provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction...

Best completions quarter for Shawbrook Commercial

Shawbrook Bank has revealed that the third quarter of 2016 was its most successful to date...

The Dudley and 3mc unveil exclusive

Mortgage packager 3mc has joined forces with the Dudley Building Society to launch an exclusive five-year fixed rate...

Lloyds Bank waives SME loan arrangement fees

Lloyds Bank has unveiled a new offer which will see arrangement fees for term...

Redundancy gap for millennials

Millennials could be hit with a bill of around £5,000 on being made redundant,...

Fortwell Capital backs five large developments

Fortwell Capital has provided over £50 million of funding in one week, including £30...

Ingard adds Funding 365 to panel

Ingard has announced that London-based bridging lender, Funding 365, will provide its appointed representatives...

September gross lending up 2% year-on-year

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20.5...

New BDM for United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has recruited Steve Grant as a new property finance business...

Vast majority still seek homeownership

Home-ownership remains firmly in place as the nation's overwhelming preference and aspiration, and not...

Personal Touch expands ‘at retirement’ proposition

Personal Touch has launched Dynamic Planner’s ‘Living in Retirement’ module. Completing the module will allow...

Management buy-out at Direct Life

Direct Life is being acquired by its managing director Rob Quayle and sales and marketing...

COMMENT

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

Government support is fundamental to market growth

We’ve seen another week of mainstream lenders reduce their rates with more reductions predicted this coming week. This shows more comfort and confidence around...

Latest news

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

Yorkshire BS members save millions through commission-free insurance offer

Yorkshire Building Society says its commission-free insurance proposition has helped members save more than...

Confidence in household finances falls as more families fear impact of unexpected shocks

Nearly a third of UK adults are not confident their household could withstand an...

Landbay cuts Premier buy-to-let rates again as five-year fixes down 17bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its Premier buy-to-let range for the second time this...

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