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New low fixes from the Chelsea and the Yorkshire

Chelsea Building Society and Yorkshire Building Society have both launched new two-year fixed rate...

Proposed FCA social media rules “unrealistic”

  PR agency chiefs have rebuffed proposals that clients should be obliged to sign-off social...

35% have less than one month’s income saved

50% of the UK population have less than two months’ income,in savings, which, based...

Typical HTB2 deposit 87% lower than purchase market average

Those homebuyers using the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme (HTB2) had average...

Serious rental arrears numbers improve

The total number of tenants in serious rental arrears fell by 9% over the...

Consumers don’t want insurers checking social media

There is a lack of awareness about the information sources insurers can use, with...

Double-digit growth in consumer finance

There was a 12% growth in consumer finance new business in September, compared with...

TSB slashes personal loan rate

TSB has launched its lowest ever personal loan rate for existing TSB bank account...

Engage Mutual hires commercial sales manager

Engage Mutual has appointed Liz Timms as its commercial sales manager. She is tasked with...

New services offered by Bankhall

Bankhall has today unveiled a number of additional services for its members. From today...

Kent Reliance: Generation Let continues to grow and professionalise

Kent Reliance has revealed that the value of property owned by landlords in Great...

CML reveals ‘Rising Stars’ winner

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announce the winner of its Rising Stars...

Halifax: smallest house price rise since December 2012

The latest house price index from Halifax found that house prices in the three-month...

A third of landlords feeling more optimistic

Landlords are still experiencing high levels of demand during the third quarter. Paragon Mortgages' latest...
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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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