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Successful REIT IPO for SyndicateRoom

Equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has completed an IPO on the London Stock Exchange of...

Distribution expansion for The Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society is broadening its lending adviser distribution panel. In a move to...

AMI hires new senior policy adviser

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has appointed Aileen Lees as its new senior...

Bibby opens new Glasgow office

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) is opening a new office on St...

Shorter-term deals tempting landlords

Latest research from specialist mortgage broker Mortgages for Business indicates landlords are moving towards...

Improving annual results for Tenet

Tenet has reported a 6% increase in headline turnover to £125.2m and a 32%...

Expansion behind Chaseblue Loans’ office move

South Wales based second charge loans packager Chaseblue Loans has agreed terms on larger...

Halifax offers new deals and interest rebate

Halifax is offering homemovers and first-time buyers two months' interest back on their mortgage. The...

London & South East constraining house price growth

December saw the average house price reach £278,997, according to the latest house price...

“More balanced and sustainable pick-up” in valuations

2014 ended with a 9% year-on-year growth in valuations activity, according to the latest...

New discount range from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has revamped its range of discount mortgages. Products now include: 1.60% two year...

Neil Hoare joins network’s SMT

Neil Hoare is joining HomeLoan Partnership as its commercial director. Hoare joins from previous senior...

Scottish Widows cuts mortgage rates

Scottish Widows Bank has cut the rates on its Professional and Flexible mortgage product...

Government reveals latest Help to Buy stats

Over 73,000 homes have been bought under the government’s Help to Buy schemes. Latest figures...

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...

The UK’s conveyancing conundrum explained

Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes...

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