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New book outlines state’s challenges ahead

Academics, parliamentarians and leading industry figures have contributed to a new publication, outlining the...

NAEA welcomes Welsh LTT collection change

The Welsh Government has new powers to collect Land Transaction Tax receipts. Mark Hayward, managing...

Osborne scraps budget surplus rule

George Osborne has said he will abandon his budget surplus rule. The chancellor announced 2015 that...

Growing number of brokers recommending equity release

74% of brokers either currently recommend or would recommend later life lending or equity...

Kent Reliance unveils low LTV BTL range

Kent Reliance has introduced a new 'low mainstream LTV' product range.   The new LTV range...

“Landmark” judgement in negligent valuation case

A law firm has claimed that a Court of Appeal judgment in a professional...

New Manchester head of sales for Bibby

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Melanie Ince as head of sales for Manchester. Previously...

The DPS donates another £20k to charities

The Deposit Protection Service (the DPS) has donated another £20,000 to charities in three...

LV= promotes pair to group executive team

LV= has promoted John Perks, managing director of its retirement solutions business, and Myles...

Strong retirement growth for L&G

Legal & General Group has revealed that its retirement division experienced strong new business sales in...

Society of Mortgage Professionals sees record membership

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has revealed that membership has broken through the 8,000-barrier...

Dragonfly funds avant garde London development

Dragonfly Property Finance has funded an exclusive mixed-use development comprising eight supposed avant garde...

Shawbrook unifies commercial and secured lending divisions

Shawbrook Bank has combined its commercial and secured lending divisions into a combined property...

Together and AToM partner with new integrated mortgage system

Together has partnered with All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM). The specialist lender was selected...
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Stamp Duty

Cutting stamp duty will make the housing crisis worse

Every time the housing market stalls the same thing happens and people call for stimulus, this time: abolish stamp duty. The logic feels intuitive -...

The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

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Price cuts signal more competitive market for brokers

House sellers have made the biggest June price reduction in 14 years as higher...
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Royal London pays record £821m in protection claims 

Royal London paid a record £821m in protection claims during 2025, supporting more than...
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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
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Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...

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