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New deals and price cuts from Prestige Finance

Prestige Finance has unveiled a new range of fixed rate secured loan products for...

Annual house price growth at slowest rate for a year

UK house prices increased by 8.4% in the year to January 2015, down from...

Bibby hires BDM

The UK's largest invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services, has appointed Leicester based Thomas...

No let up in rental demand

31% of Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) letting agents reported a rise in...

Crystal Mortgages moves into seconds

Commercial mortgage finance and bridging loan firm Crystal Mortgages is branching out into the...

Broker Conveyancing expands panel

Broker Conveyancing has added Davisons Solicitors to its conveyancing firm panel. Broker users will now be...

Largemortgageloans breaks the £6bn barrier

Largemortgageloans.com has surpassed the £6 billion mark in mortgage enquiries in three years. The mortgage...

FCA publishes business plan for 2015/16

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed the key areas of work it will undertake in...

Profits up for the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has reported record results. In 2014 the mutual saw a...

Defaqto updates financial adviser guide following Budget

Defaqto has launched a post-Budget update of its financial adviser guide Looking forward to retirement. It...

Sesame joins Fleet Mortgages’ panel

Fleet Mortgages has added adviser network, Sesame, to its distribution panel. Sesame becomes the...

Dragonfly hires internal BDM

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Daniel Murray as an internal business development manager. Murray joins...

Tony Ward to head up Clayton Euro Risk

Tony Ward has been appointed president and chief executive of Clayton Euro Risk. Meanwhile, former...

A quarter of annuity holders would sell for a lump sum

A Populus survey for Saga of more than 2,000 annuity holders has revealed demand...

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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OPDA urges property agents to help shape smart data framework

Property agents are being encouraged to take part in a government-backed project aimed at...

Mortgage market outlook uncertain as demand weakens

The UK housing and mortgage market continues to face uncertain conditions as geopolitical tensions...

Mortgage rates climb back above 5% as lenders pull hundreds of deals

Average mortgage rates have moved back above 5% after lenders withdrew hundreds of products...

Industry discussion urges mortgage sector to keep focus on mental health

Mortgage professionals are being urged to maintain momentum on mental health awareness following an...

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