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Costly arrears refund bill for the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society Group (YBS) is to refund all administration fees for mortgage arrears...

New fixes from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a limited tranche of two year fixed rates across...

Paragon targets portfolio landlords with new deal

Paragon Mortgages has launched a new five year fixed rate product aimed at large-scale...

Borro lends against Oscar statuette

Personal asset lender borro has revealed that it has recently taken possession of an...

SortRefer plans BDM expansion

Derby-based SortRefer is to create 10 specialist sales manager roles across the UK. The firm...

Bridgebank backs 14% borrower

Bridgebank Capital has backed an experienced property professional on the acquisition and conversion of...

Liberis sets up £1m funding for flooded businesses

Business cash advance provider Liberis has ringfenced £1m ‘immediate access’ funding for micro and...

TSB chairman revealed

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Will Samuel as the chairman of...

The Hinckley & Rugby offers fee free and tracker rate cuts

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rate on two of its...

House prices up 5.2% annually

The LSL Property Services/Acadata house price index for January 2014 has revealed that the...

MMR run-in behind monthly home loan growth?

Monthly home loans have risen between December and January for the first time in...

January “a stampede” claim chartered surveyors

January saw first time buyers returning to the property market quicker than any...

New deals from Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank has brought out a new range of mortgages. Key points include: Ttwo-year fixed-rate products...

Year-on-year rise in second charge repossessions

Second charge mortgage repossessions fell in the final quarter of 2013 by 29.7% to...

COMMENT

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...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences. There is...

Latest news

The Swansea extends prostate cancer charity partnership into 2026

Swansea Building Society is to continue its Charity of the Year partnership with Prostate...

Mortgage Magic integrates remote ID checks into broker workflow

Mortgage Magic has announced the full integration of electronic ID verification into its broker...

Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

Market Financial Solutions has confirmed it has made an application to the court to...

Market Harborough gains B Corp certification in boost to specialist lending credentials

Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of...

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