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OSB acquires second charge portfolio

OneSavings Bank plc (OSB) has completed the cash purchase of a portfolio of UK...

Tenants stressing out one-third of landlords

Research from tenancy and property management firm London Shared found that 76% of landlords...

One-fifth of Glaswegians have a secret cash stash

12% of 10 Scots in relationships have a secret account that their partner is...

‘Debt regret’ for almost half of Brits

44% of Britons have admitted to having ‘debt regret’ for spending on their credit...

Hometrack: sales volumes fell in 2015

Hometrack has reported that house prices are rising but sales volumes have fallen in...

2.7m Brits using credit to fund funerals

Family and friends in the UK have spent collectively £4.8 billion on funerals for...

January sees “rocketing” house prices

The Land Registry's January Market Trend Data has shown an annual price increase of 7.1%...

Precise completes MCD-compliant secured loan

Precise Mortgages has completed its first Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) compliant second charge loan. The...

Lending up at the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has reported that its new mortgage lending increased by 8%...

Losses continue at RBS

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has reported a loss for 2015 of...

New non-exec director for the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society has announced the appointment of Mark Lund as non-executive director. Lund...

Freedom Finance joins fraud prevention service

Loan broker Freedom Finance has joined Cifas, the UK fraud prevention service. Cifas is a not-for-profit...

L&G launches trusts hub

Legal & General Business Protection has unveiled its Business Protection Trusts Hub, to help advisers...

Support channels behind bridging surge

The recent growth in bridging finance has been attributed by Alpha Bridging to the additional...
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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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Building Societies

Tipton outlines transformation drive as profits dip and savings hit record high

The Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reported lower profits but record savings balances...
Analysis

Northern England overtakes the South in buy-to-let borrowing

Buy-to-let borrowing has shifted decisively towards the Midlands and the North since the introduction...
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FCA sets out plans to widen access to simplified financial advice

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposals designed to make individual...
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Property transactions slow as exchange times stretch to seven months

The time it takes to exchange contracts on a property purchase has risen to...

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