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Fleet Mortgages select valuations panel manager

Fleet Mortgages has appointed Connells Survey & Valuation as its valuation panel manager. Connells...

Debts rising as people struggle to cover everyday costs

Denbighshire, Merthyr Tydfil and Stoke on Trent are the top three locations where the...

The Newcastle unveils fee-free deals

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has introduced the two, three and five year 80%...

Successful funding round for P2P lender

Landbay has completed its first institutional funding round. The peer-to-peer lending platform focused on the...

BoE maintains status quo

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the Bank...

11% year-on-year rise in second charge volumes

Consumer finance new business grew by 7% in October compared with the same month...

Intermediaries reporting softer levels of business

Intermediaries thought it was more difficult for certain customer groups to get a mortgage...

Halifax: “better balance” between supply and demand

House prices in period September to November 2014 were 0.7% higher than in the...

V Loans to expand services following FCA permission

V Loans, the specialist secured lending arm of KR Group, has been granted full...

Asset finance market continues to grow

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show 10% growth in asset...

P2P lender expands down under

ThinCats announced the launch of joint ventures in Australia and Poland earlier this year...

Osborne’s IHT stance criticised by P2P lender

Alternative peer-to-peer lender HNW Lending has expressed its disappointment that in his Autumn Statement...

Scotland ‘paying the price’ for UK austerity

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary John Swinney has said that Scotland is...

Complete FS assisting MCI Club

Complete FS has been appointed as the specialist mortgage distribution channel for the...
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COMMENT

Comment

Housing supply pressures underline the value of a balanced market

The latest figures from the Home Builders Federation make somewhat uncomfortable reading, particularly if you’re a Government which has placed a significant ‘bet’ on...

Spring Statement must tackle planning, regeneration and skills

With many reports suggesting that next week’s Spring Statement will deliver little in the way of new policy and instead focus largely on updated...

Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

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Spring Statement: Stability welcome but housing reform still missing

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement delivered few surprises for the mortgage and housing sectors prompting...
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