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Septet joins second charge player

Second charge distributor Fluent Money has announced the appointment of seven new members of...

Brokers’ economic outlook “fair” rather than “bright”

38% of brokers who work within bridging, development finance, asset finance and/or mortgages have...

Homeowners claim lender insurance trap

14% of homeowners arranged their home insurance through their mortgage lender, and 30% of...

Landlord confidence stabilising after stamp duty hit

Paragon has found that while confidence remains low among landlords as a result of...

Most expensive April sale was for a flat

The 'Price Paid Data' from Land Registry for April 2016 has revealed that the...

TFC Homeloans launches specialist sourcing solution

TFC Homeloans has unveiled QuickSearch, its specialist lending sourcing system, to its brokers. The distributor says brokers can...

ARLA: increase in residential supply “temporary”

The number of rental properties managed per letting agent branch rose by 8%  in April to the...

New HMO guide unveiled by Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgage has published a new Guide to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for...

New commercial finance director for Together

Helga Wright has joined specialist lender Together as its commercial finance director. Wright (pictured) joins...

It takes two FTBs… to buy a property

Latest research from the Nottingham Building Society shows 63% of first-time buyers bought as...

£900bn of property investment “at harm from Brexit”

SyndicateRoom has published the result of its recent survey, assessing how the upcoming EU...

New regional account manager for Foundation Home Loans

Foundation Home Loans has appointed Joela Jenvey as regional account manager for the West and South West.  Jenvey...

Fitch upgrades the Skipton’s credit ratings

Credit ratings agency Fitch has upgraded Skipton Building Society’s long term and short term...

ABI: SMEs benefitting from trade credit insurance

Almost £36m was paid in insurance claims to small businesses last year, due to customer...
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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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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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Precise cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 35bps

Precise has reduced rates across its residential mortgage range by up to 35bps. The specialist...

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