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Demand for London property continues to fall

The latest Property Hotspot Index by online estate agent eMoov.co.uk suggests the continue decrease in demand...

Accord cuts selection of fixed rates

Accord is reducing some of its two and five year fixed rate products by...

Significant number of SMEs considering lender switch

One third of UK SMEs are considering a change of business funding provider in...

CML to create buy-to-let statement of practice

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed it has been working on a...

Affordable lending awareness campaign unveiled

Latest research findings published by My Home Finance, a national social lending organisation, show...

New funding for Money Advice Service

The Money Advice Service is set to help almost 60,000 more people with free...

Bridging extension fees could contravene MMR, claims lender

Bridging lender Fincorp has claimed that those short-term lenders who charge clients a large...

BoE: increase in proportion of FTB lending

The proportion of lending for house purchase in Q2 2014 was 70.1%, about 3.7...

SunLife: Brits want straightforward, affordable life insurance

New research by SunLife has found that complexity could be putting millions off choosing...

Paradigm offers exclusive five-year fix

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the launch of a new five year fixed-rate product...

Kensington Group sold by Investec

Investec has announced the sale of Kensington Group plc, together with certain other Investec...

New Salford presence for Century 21

Century 21 UK, the estate and letting agency franchisor, has opened its latest office...

One third don’t know when they will retire

14% of non-retired people, the equivalent of around five million individuals, do not plan...

Nationwide cuts rates

Nationwide is reducing rates by up to 0.70 percentage points across fixed and tracker...

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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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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...

AI skills gap poses major challenge for financial services sector

The financial services sector will need to recruit and retrain around 450,000 highly skilled...

Santander cuts rates across higher LTV fixed and tracker mortgages

Santander has reduced rates across a range of first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage...

West One raises core income multiples to 5.5 times

West One has increased loan-to-income limits across its core residential mortgage range and improved...

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