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Treasury Committee concerned by banking tax surcharge

Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury Committee, has written to the Professor Alasdair...

Lloyds promises ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer

Lloyds Bank has launched a new ‘hassle free’ mortgage offer, providing first time buyers, home...

Existing landlords benefiting from stamp duty hike

Taking into account both rental income and capital growth, but before property-specific costs such...

New CFO for property crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding platform Property Partner has recruited a new chief financial officer. Warren Bath, former mergers...

Highest quarterly city house price growth for 12 years

City level house price inflation over the first three months of 2016 reached 4.2%,...

Public support for stamp duty surcharge

When asked whether they support or oppose the recent stamp duty surcharge on second...

3mc appointed to Kensington packager panel

Mortgage distributor 3mc has announced the launch of a 90% LTV residential mortgage from...

NACFB celebrates record growth levels

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has revealed that it now works...

FCA consults over secondary annuity market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on its proposed rules and...

BFS bolsters its Yorkshire and Humber business funding

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has increased its funding to Yorkshire & Humber businesses by...

Record month for L&G Mortgage Club

The Legal & General Mortgage Club completed £4.7bn in March, the highest monthly number...

Masthaven secures banking licence

Masthaven Bank has been granted a retail banking licence by the Prudential Regulation Authority...

“April showers” lie ahead for property market

HMRC's provisional seasonally adjusted UK property transaction count for March 2016 was 165,480 residential...

New two-year limited edition deal from Aldermore

Aldermore has unveiled a new limited edition two year-fixed residential owner-occupied product. It is...
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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...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Rosemount launches AI tool to speed up ceding scheme work

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Conveyancing Association launches summer webinar series

The Conveyancing Association has launched a summer webinar series for conveyancing firms, delivered with...
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Atom bank lowers near prime mortgage rates

Atom bank has reduced rates across its near prime mortgage range by 10bps. The reductions...
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Countrywide Surveying Services maintains perfect AssocRICS training record

Countrywide Surveying Services has recorded a 100% pass rate in its latest AssocRICS assessment...

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