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New associate member for the ASTL

CG Recovery has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate...

AToM partners with Bluestone Mortgages

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has announced a new relationship with Bluestone Mortgages. Bluestone will ignore...

The Skipton unveils Help to Buy London & Scotland ranges

The Skipton Building Society has introduced new product ranges for both the Help to Buy...

Debt levels rising among women

Women are relying on credit to fund their lives, leaving many vulnerable to a...

The DPS donates £20k to housing charities

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) and its sister organisation in Scotland have donated another...

Openwork seeks £10bn in mortgage lending

Openwork is planning to surpass £10bn of mortgage lending for 2016. The network saw mortgage lending...

BTL brokers remain positive despite tax changes

56% of Shawbrook Bank clients are planning on purchasing a buy-to-let property within the...

Property Partner secures new investment

Property crowdfunding platform Property Partner has announced the successful completion of a £15.9m funding round. It...

7-year anniversary for interest rates

This weekend saw the seven-year anniversary of the Bank of England setting the Bank...

“Inspiring and alarming” retirement study revealed

Expectations of retirement are changing, with 62% of today’s retirees feeling retirement is better...

Jail sentence for Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton, the former boss of failed mortgage lender Edeus, has been jailed for...

LLA to hold estate planning training course

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced the launch of a new estate planning...

Halifax Intermediaries reduces FTB and homemover rates

Halifax Intermediaries has cut the rates on its first time buyer and home mover mortgages by...

Older people buying to let to retire

Research from Prudential has identified a trend of ‘buy-to-let-to-retire’ among older people. 20% over-55s...

COMMENT

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...

Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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