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New fixed rate deals from the Skipton

The Skipton Building Society is launching a refreshed range of two and five-year fixed rate...

Shawbrook revises commercial offering

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division has made changes to its commercial and semi-commercial product range for...

Brokers fear robo-advice – and lenders

35% of brokers believe that the biggest future threat to their business stems from...

Openwork to offer high net worth mortgage facility

Openwork is to introduce a dedicated mortgage service for high net worth clients via...

West Brom BTL ruling to cost £27.5m

The West Bromwich Building Society has lost a ruling in the Court of Appeal...

Funding 365 completes £8.5m bridging in 3 days

Funding 365 has completed an £8.5m bridging loan within three working days in order...

May new rental listings down 6% on March

New rental properties listed by landlords in May were down 5.7% on March levels...

Valuation activity resilient ahead of referendum

Connells Survey & Valuation has revealed that valuation activity in May rose by nearly...

Tenet slams FCA’s stance over FSCS

Tenet has criticised the FCA’s refusal to consider introducing a product-based premium as a means of...

YBS cuts fee-free FTB rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced its rates on mortgages for borrowers who want to...

Property Butler unveils service to estate agents

Property Butler, part of Sort Limited, has introduced a new conveyancing and concierge service for...

Mortgage Intelligence expands lending panel

Mortgage Intelligence has added Kent Reliance to its panel of mortgage lenders. The lender will provide...

New jobs at Target Group

Target Group has created over 250 new jobs. The planned expansion follows last week’s announcement...

ABI announces new chairman

Andy Briggs, CEO of Aviva UK Life and chairman of Aviva Global Life, has been...
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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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TAB promotes Bonner to chief risk officer

Specialist lender TAB has appointed Jack Bonner as chief risk officer as it continues...
Building Societies

Skipton BS lowers residential rates

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across parts of its residential mortgage range from...
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AMI refreshes brand to reflect advice, mortgages and insurance focus

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has launched a brand refresh intended to reflect its...
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IMLA guide explains why fixed mortgage rates can rise before Bank Rate moves

IMLA has published a report and five-minute guide to help advisers explain how swap...

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