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FCA takes action against payday lender

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Andrew Barry Hart, the sole director, controller...

LendInvest hires VP for compliance

LendInvest has appointed Willem Wellinghoff as vice-president of compliance. Wellinghoff (pictured) is responsible for leading...

The Loan Partnership expands second charge lender panel

The Loan Partnership has been added to Precise Mortgages' second charge loans preferred master...

Magellan launches direct-to-lender submission option

Magellan Homeloans is making its product range open to both appointed representatives and directly...

RICS: buyer enquiries start to pick up

The results of the September 2016 RICS Residential Market Survey show new buyer enquiries...

ABI assembles Pensions Dashboard team

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has put together a dedicated team to move forward its Pensions...

One-third of tenants think they can take fixtures or fittings

30% of people who have rented a property in the last five years think...

The Skipton cuts two and five-year rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced its two and five-year fixed rate residential mortgages with rates...

11% year-on-year rise in house purchase borrowing

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that homeowners borrowed £12.2bn for house purchase...

5% fall in buy-to-let products available

The third quarter of 2016 saw the average number of buy-to-let mortgage products available...

Protection importance highlighted in Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, equivalent to one...

Bank of Ireland UK offers retention proc fee

Bank of Ireland for Intermediaries is to offer a gross retention procuration fee of...

Property sales unstable post Brexit vote

31% of house sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2016,...

Atom Bank joins Connect panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Atom Bank to its mortgage lender panel. The specialist buy-to-let...
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COMMENT

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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...

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...

Bridging is a natural fit for a Shariah-compliant bridging provider

The UK bridging market is, in many ways, a natural fit for Shariah-compliant finance because both are fundamentally built around real assets, partnership structures...

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GB Bank expands sourcing reach with Xplan Mortgage listing

GB Bank has made its simplified core buy-to-let range available through Iress’ Xplan Mortgage...
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Fintel chair and TMG chief rescue Rotherham United Women

Rotherham United Women Football Club has been rescued from the brink of extinction after...
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Just Mortgages hires new area director for self-employed division

Just Mortgages has appointed Claire Jopson as area director within its self-employed division, with...
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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...

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