News

Average asking prices stabilise

The third quarter of the year saw the property market stabilise as the average...

MMR dampening interest from lower earners

The Q3 2014 Mortgage Search Tracker from Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has found that...

Record number of £1m+ properties

Lloyds Bank has revealed that the number of property sales worth at least a...

Sesame fined for ‘pay-to-play’ scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sesame Ltd, the UK’s largest network of...

NAB to pull out of UK banking

National Australia Bank (NAB) has signalled its intent to exit the UK banking sector. It...

My Earnings Insurance available on The Exchange

Cirencester Friendly’s new income protection contract, My Earnings Insurance, has been added to IRESS’...

New resi range from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has launched a new residential range including fixed rate and...

Xmas promotion from TFC Homeloans

All brokers who submit and complete second charge loans between 30/10/2014 and 24/12/2014 with...

Shawbrook promotes Holt

Rob Holt has been promoted by Shawbrook Bank to the position of sales...

Crystal Mortgages on target for record-breaking year

Crystal Mortgages has reported a strong third quarter, having issued terms of £460m year-to-date...

HML given new S&P Irish special servicing ranking

HML has been assigned a new Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Irish special servicing...

Funding Circle goes out on the road

Funding Circle has launched a series of introducer autumn updates across November and early...

Nationwide: softening in annual house price growth continues

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that UK house prices rose by 0.5% in...

Council Tax Advisors CIC in recruitment drive

Council Tax Advisors CIC is expanding as local authorities around the country find council...

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...

Latest news

Conveyancing strain grows as volumes rise

Conveyancing volumes rose at the end of 2025 easing fears of another market dip...

Limited company buy-to-let purchases hit record 43%

Limited company landlords accounted for a record 43% of mortgaged buy-to-let house purchases in...

CA warns SDLT shake-up risks delays and higher costs

The Conveyancing Association has criticised HMRC’s proposed changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT)...

Afin Bank strengthens sales team with senior BDM hire

Afin Bank has added to its salesforce with the appointment of Stuart Benge as...

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