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Land Registry: prices up 6.7% year-on-year

The January Market Trend Data from Land Registry shows an annual price increase of...

Dividends to return following LBG’s £1.8bn profit

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has posted pre-tax profits of £1.8bn. It provided £11.9 billion of...

Broker confidence in intermediary market on the rise

Broker confidence has been building, with figures in the final quarter of 2014 closer...

Bridging business volumes expected to rise this year

73% of brokers operating in the bridging sector expect to complete more bridging business...

The DPS breaks £1bn protection barrier

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has revealed that it is now protecting over £1 billion of tenants’...

PFS unveils Good Practice Hub

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched a new Good Practice Hub, as it...

NatWest IS to make widespread rate cuts

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is making rate reductions across the vast majority of its residential mortgage range...

Many January remortgagors paying off Christmas debts

62% of remortgage customers in January remortgaged to take advantage of the new lower...

Shawbrook promotes commercial pair

Shawbrook Bank has announced two promotions within its commercial mortgages team. Sarah Woolf, previously business...

TFC Homeloans on recruitment drive

Specialist packager TFC Homeloans is looking to hire a new sales team to manage...

Negotiation power returns to homebuyers

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) January Housing Market Report has revealed that...

RBS posts £3.5bn loss

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported a loss of £3.5 billion for 2014,...

Phoebus Software included in Times Top 100 businesses

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has featured in the 2015 Times Top 100 small and...

Board change at TSB

TSB Banking Group has announced that Godfrey Robson is to retire from the board...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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Tenant support for Renters’ Rights Act grows

Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since...

Mortgage and protection professionals urged to complete industry ED&I survey before deadline

Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete...

Paragon cuts further advance rates and lowers minimum loan to £2,000

Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances,...

The Cambridge adds 80% LTV limited company holiday let deal

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at...

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