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Fall in rate rise for average rents

Annual rent rises have halved over the course of 2013, according to the latest...

Record year for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported its best financial year in its 35-year trading history. The commercial...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

Bibby poaches five from competitor

Bibby Financial Services is expanding its leasing division with the appointment a new team...

New products from the Post Office

The Post Office has launched a new range of mortgage deals. The new deals include: 3.48%...

Steady growth in consumer finance new business

Latest data from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a 6% increase in...

Omni completes £127m ‘super bridge’

Omni Capital has completed a record £127.5 million ‘super-bridge’ for a prime residential development...

Aldermore hires commercial lending head

Aldermore has appointed a new head of commercial lending to lead and implement its...

Barclays’ HTB2 offering launches next week

Barclays has published details of its products which will go live on Tuesday 21 January...

Payday loans funding housing costs

Thousands of Britons are turning to payday loans to hide rent or mortgage problems,...

Paymentshield wants customer education on Defaqto ratings

Paymentshield CEO Tim Johnson has argued that customers need educating about Defaqto ratings. This comes...

November lending more muted than previous month

The total number of loans advanced to home-owners for house purchase decreased in November,...

Higher bridging proc fees predicted

Bridging lender Fincorp has predicted that we could see bridging lenders this year trying...

The Hanley maintains relationship with Gateway

The Hanley Economic Building Society has reappointed Gateway as its panel manager and primary...
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COMMENT

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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...

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Market Financial Solutions applies for administration

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Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

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