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MBO for Defaqto

A management buy-out of Defaqto Group has taken place. Synova Capital has invested alongside...

New deals from Metro Bank

Metro Bank has revamped its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges. For residential mortgages under £1.5 million, the...

L&G reveals April Mortgage Club Live speakers

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled the speakers for its Mortgage Club Live events...

Wealthy over-55s have retirement funding plans

New research suggests that the majority of wealthy over 55s – those with houses...

London tenancy deposits twice as expensive

The Deposit Protection Service has claimed that tenancy deposits in London over the last...

Homebuyers could save £1bn from Stamp Duty changes

69% of UK homebuyers are likely to benefit from the new Stamp Duty regime,...

The Ipswich extends mortgage availability to the retired

Ipswich Building Society has unveiled its Retirement Mortgage Programme, offering all of its mortgage...

Bridge to retire from the Cirencester Friendly

John Bridge is to retire from his role as director of sales and marketing...

Shrewd borrowers shopping around remortgage deals

65% of those who remortgaged their properties in February did so in order to...

Fleet Mortgages expands distribution

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Fleet Mortgages to its panel of lenders. All SimplyBiz Mortgages members...

FTB plight easing slightly

30% of house sales in February were made to first-time buyers, according to the...

Lloyds to support £30bn infrastructure projects

Lloyds Banking Group is to provide financial assistance to infrastructure initiatives within the Government’s...

Rutland tops rural standard of living survey

The 2015 Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey has found that people living...

Landlords failing to measure portfolio performance

23% of UK landlords do not measure the return on their buy-to-let investments at...

COMMENT

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

The UK’s conveyancing conundrum explained

Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes between 14 and 20 weeks… and that is not taking...

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Acre adds full Nationwide mortgage applications to its CRM

Acre has expanded its integration with Nationwide so brokers can complete a full mortgage...

Key Equity Release teams up with Pense to broaden later life advice

Key Equity Release has entered a partnership with pension specialist Pense as it looks...

Landbay names Scott Leach as Midlands regional account manager

Landbay has appointed Scott Leach as regional account manager for the Midlands as the...

The Retirement Studio joins Rosemount network as new appointed representative

The Retirement Studio has launched as a protection and financial planning appointed representative of...

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