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The Yorkshire cuts rate on first-time buyer deal

The Yorkshire Building Society is cutting rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgage at...

CML: lending in Wales remains stable

New CML data on the characteristics of lending in Wales in the fourth quarter...

25% more FTBs in N. Ireland in 2014

Latest data from the CML on the characteristics of lending in Northern Ireland in...

FTB lending in Scotland up 23% last year

New Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) lending data in Scotland in the fourth quarter...

Slowing down in purchase lending in London

Greater London saw a decline in the level of house purchase and remortgage lending...

Dragonfly reaches redemption milestone

Dragonfly Property Finance has now redeemed more than £0.75bn in loans since its launch...

The Skipton reports 75% rise in pre-tax profits

The Skipton Building Society has announces its annual results for 2014. Its mortgage book grew...

Record figures for the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has posted record results for 2014. New residential mortgage lending increased...

Value of monthly gross remortgage lending up 20%

The latest figures from LMS reveal that the value of monthly gross remortgage lending...

Rents rise in Scotland at half the pace of England & Wales

Rents have risen in Scotland at only half the pace of growth seen across...

Ezbob parent acquires Everline

Orange Money Ltd, which trades as Ezbob in the UK, has purchased Everline, in...

33,000 new homeowners from revamped Right to Buy

The government has revealed that over 33,000 new homeowners have been created through the...

CML issues its own election manifesto

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has launched a new animated version of its...

Easing in house price optimism

The latest Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker as found that house price optimism fell...
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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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