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Capita to buy Crown Mortgage Management

Crown Mortgage Management is to be acquired by Capita Asset Services for an undisclosed...

Post Office widens mortgage distribution

The Post Office, in partnership with its financial services provider Bank of Ireland UK,...

Blemain changes buy-to-let offering

Blemain Finance has updated its buy-to-let proposition. Key features include reduced rates across all...

Pair of new discounts deals from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has launched two new mortgages. Both are are three-year discounted rate...

Lloyds lent £342m under Help to Buy

Lloyds Banking Group has reported underlying profit increased 22% to £1.8 billion in the...

“Blistering” start to year for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported commercial finance application numbers between January to March higher than...

Nationwide: annual house price growth in double figures

UK house prices increased by 1.2% in April and were 10.9% higher than April...

Kensington gets rid of administration fee

Kensington has removed the administration fee from all current products and introduced new incentives...

75% LTV is competitive area for buy-to-let

The first quarter of the year saw the availability of buy-to-let mortgage products one-third...

House prices up 5.6% year-on-year

March house prices were down 0.4% on February 2014, the Land Registry has reported. However,...

Skipton boosts call centre capacity to service growth

Skipton Building Society is to increase the size of its telephone service centre by...

Help to Buy is making a difference

Mortgage Advice Bureau says its research shows that Help to Buy equity loans are...

Kelly report into Co-op reveals management failings

The independent review chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly into the events that led to...

Major lack of readiness for retirement

Only 7% of the UK population is close to being ready for the retirement...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

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...

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Equity Release Group launches adviser network

Equity Release Group has launched a specialist adviser network aimed at helping firms expand...

Gen H puts underwriters on front line of broker enquiries

Gen H has restructured its sales and underwriting teams in a move designed to...

UK house price growth stalls as rents continue rising

UK house price growth stalled in March as higher mortgage rates and affordability pressures...

Scottish house prices outperform UK market

Scottish house prices continued to outperform the wider UK market in March despite signs...

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