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CHL loans and platform acquired

Permanent TSB has agreed to sell £2.5bn of the Capital Home Loans (CHL) mortgage...

Genworth partners with the West Brom

Genworth has announced a new agreement with the West Brom Building Society to be...

Kensington makes staff experience claim

Specialist lender Kensington believes it could have the most experienced team in the intermediary...

Stamp Duty revenues up 20%+

A greater number of residential property transactions and increased prices are estimated to have...

Pink to quiz new advisers over IP provision

The Pink Network is from now on to ask anyone looking to join it...

Would be homebuyers pessimistic about securing finance

Homebuyers have low confidence that their mortgage will be approved, yet many are not...

HSBC shows “worrying picture” of UK’s savings

33% of people in the UK – or 8.5 million households – have £250...

Newest network teams up with Best Insurance

The Right Mortgage and Protection network has partnered with Best Insurance. The Right Mortgage...

Gross advances down 8%

The Bank of England has released its Mortgage Lenders and Administrators Statistics for the...

Sesame unveils BTL deals with State Bank of India

Appointed representatives (ARs) of the Sesame network now have access to State Bank of...

Aldermore reveals IPO plans

Aldermore Group Plc has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO). It will be...

Borro introduces term loan offering

Personal asset lender Borro has unveiled a new 'term loan' product in response to high from...

£10m together for Vantage Finance and Shawbrook

Vantage Finance has revealed that in February it wrote over £10m of loans with...

FCA: payday lenders failing customers in arrears

A review of the first year of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulation of the...

COMMENT

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...

The silent majority: what most financial services customers never tell you

If you work in financial services, you probably have a good handle on formal complaints. You know how many you get, how quickly they’re...

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BuildLoan unveils light renovation finance aimed at unmortgageable homes

BuildLoan has launched a new Light Renovation range designed to fund properties that require...

Target Group reports record low gender pay gap as progress continues

Target Group has reported its lowest ever gender pay gap, with the figure falling...

Regional rental trends diverge as affordability pressures persist

Rental price movements across the UK showed a mixed pattern in February, with regional...

Chetwood Bank appoints Darren Hodgson as BDM for the South

Chetwood Bank has appointed Darren Hodgson as business development manager covering the South of...

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