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Bridgebank completes major bridge in under one week

Bridgebank Capital has completed a £10.8 million bridging loan on a central London property. The...

Four-thousandth adviser attains Chartered status

Michael Doy from Imperial Financial Planning in Leicestershire has become the 4,000th Chartered financial...

Quartet joins Aldermore

Aldermore has made four further appointments to its senior asset finance team. Sean Jones...

All commercial expo stands sold out

All exhibitor stands are now sold out for the 5th National Association of Commercial...

Fall in average equity release interest rates

More attractive interest rates and rising property values are prompting increasingly older people to...

FCA outlines final consumer credit rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the final rules that will govern the...

Stamp duty not considered by a quarter of FTBs

22% of first-time buyers aren't thinking about the cost of stamp duty before making...

Help to Buy “giving hope to the younger generation”

The two different phases of the Help to Buy scheme are both visibly improving...

One in ten get CCJ over missed bill payments

MoneySuperMarket's latest 'Bill Barometer' claims Britons have missed 15 million bill payments worth a...

15% annual price rises for farmland

Farmland prices reached another record high during the final six months of 2013, rising...

Landlords banking on property for retirement income

Over 40% of landlords are putting their trust wholly in property as their means...

New board appointment at Exeter Family Friendly

Exeter Family Friendly has announced that David Brand is joining as an independent non-executive...

Help to Buy “not stoking house price inflation”

Latest data from the government show that in the first 10 months to end...

Market upturn to benefit bridging, say brokers

64% of brokers expect the general upturn in the property market to increase demand...

COMMENT

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience. From a turnaround time of around eight weeks back in...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with control. Where will the data sit? How will resilience be...

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BDLA addresses Market Financial Solutions crisis

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has sought to reassure the market following...

80% say younger generations are financially worse off than 20 years ago

Four in five UK adults believe younger generations are financially worse off than they...

TMA links with eco-Landlord to help brokers navigate EPC overhaul

TMA has formed a partnership with eco-Landlord to support brokers and their landlord clients...

Acre rolls out AI tools to automate compliance and broker workflow

Acre has introduced two AI-powered features aimed at reducing manual admin and strengthening compliance...

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