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France tops list of overseas property hot spots

British investors are coming back to the French property market, buoyed by mortgage rates...

SortRefer unveils conveyancing app

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has released what it claims to be the first app...

Large growth in buy-to-let product numbers

The buy-to-let mortgage market has seen increased competition with more products as well as...

New fixes from the Monmouthshire

The Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a new range of two year fixed rate...

HSBC offers 1.19% two-year fix

HSBC has published new mortgage rates at 60-95% LTV. This includes a two-year fixed mortgage...

Santander reduces rates and increases large loan ceiling

Santander has cut mortgage rates and introduced new loyalty deals. Buy-to-let rates now start from...

Cirencester Friendly paid out 94% of claims last year

Income protection business Cirencester Friendly paid 94% of claims in 2014, totalling £3.3m in...

The Leeds appoints senior management trio

The Leeds Building Society has appointed three new senior managers, promoting them from within...

Large fall in mortgage rates last year, says Mortgage Brain

Mortgage Brain has claimed that its quarterly product data analysis show that some mortgage...

Brightstar appoints BDM

Brightstar has appointed Nathan Ellis-Calcott to its external sales team. He will be tasked with...

Uinsure retains Defaqto 5-star rating

General insurance provider Uinsure has been awarded a Defaqto 5-star rating for the second...

The Hanley recognised twice for staff development

Hanley Economic Building Society has secured an Investors in People (IIP) Gold standard reaccreditation...

Paradigm expands lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Ipswich Building Society to its lender panel. The Ipswich...

New BTL exclusives for TBMC

TBMC has launched three new buy-to-let mortgages with Hanley Economic Building Society, none of...

COMMENT

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...

Building momentum is back, but flexible funding will be key to delivery

There are growing signs that development activity across England is beginning to gather momentum again. After a prolonged period of caution driven by higher...

ANALYSIS: Swaps surge and the market braces for impact

It’s been an interesting week so far. Sadly, we’ve had to cancel our BDM meetings, because if we’re being honest, everyone in the market...

The growth is there. Now we must close the gap

The latest UK Finance Later Life Lending Update for Q4 2025 should give every specialist adviser renewed confidence in the scale and resilience of...

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New platform aims to ease advisers’ compliance burden during client meetings

A new meeting platform designed for mortgage advisers has launched in the UK, aiming...

PEXA hires Julian Wells as UK head of communications

Digital property exchange platform PEXA has appointed Julian Wells as its new UK head...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they...

St. James’s Place passes 1,000 female adviser milestone ahead of International Women’s Day

St. James’s Place has revealed that more than 1,000 women are now working as...

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