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The Hinckley & Rugby releases trio of new deals

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched three new mortgages, including two designed exclusively...

Accord cuts 80% LTV rates

Accord Mortgages has cut interest rates on selected 80% loan to value (LTV) residential...

SBG partners with Aviva

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has teamed up with Aviva to provide real-time, up-to-date valuations...

House sales 12% higher than last year

House prices hit fresh record high in September, the latest LSL Property Services/Acadametrics House...

September buoyant for house purchase loans

The number of house purchase loans advanced last month topped 68,000 for the first...

Panacea unveils microsite for mortgage business best practice

Panacea Adviser the online community and resource for directly regulated financial advisers and paraplanners,...

Brokers expect rising demand for bridging and BTL

Brokers are continuing to look to expand the range of products they offer, according...

Santander confirms HTB2 participation

Santander has become the latest lender to back the government's Help to Buy Mortgage...

LV= now on Quote & Buy

Berkeley Alexander has revealed that LV= Insurance is the latest addition to the panel...

New FTB deals from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched new lower rate first time buyer mortgages for...

FLA: secured loan market continues to grow

There was a growth of 6% in consumer finance provided by Finance & Leasing...

Positive to pay upfront valuation costs on Shawbrook BTL seconds

Positive Lending is to pay for upfront valuation costs associated with Shawbrook secured loans...

MPC votes for status quo

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted to hold...

Dunfermline SVR slashed

Nationwide Building Society is lowering the standard variable rate (SVR) for mortgage customers of...

COMMENT

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...

PMI – an advice gap not to be ignored

The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...

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SDLT shake-up set to push conveyancing fees higher

Conveyancing fees are set to rise from May 2026 as solicitors and licensed conveyancers...

HLP upgrades CRM for limited company buy-to-let surge

HLPartnership has upgraded its CRM system to better support advisers handling limited company buy-to-let...

UTB passes 50% mark for automated bridging valuations

United Trust Bank has announced that more than half of its bridging loan valuations...

Digital reform set to accelerate across conveyancing sector, annual conference hears

Momentum behind digital change in conveyancing will build throughout 2026, delegates at the Conveyancing...

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