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TMW providing free gas check

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is offering its new buy-to-let borrowers a free gas safety...

Families remain in a financially precarious situation

35% of British families have no financial safety net to cope with a sudden...

Highest annual rate of house price growth since June 2010

The Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August were...

Downside to first-time buyer good news

The number of first-time buyers increased by 45% year-on-year in July, largely down to...

Bridger warns sector to “smarten its act up”

Too many short-term bridging lenders persist in "shady behaviour, charging exorbitant interest rates and...

32% increase in second charge business

New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 8% in...

LV= highlights renting pitfalls

The number of households in England that are privately rented increased from 2.4 million...

Royal London brands to improve income protection propositions

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident are to launch enhanced income protection products by the...

Castle Trust sees strong demand for its Housas

Castle Trust believes that property market growth is boosting demand for investment in the...

More first-time buyers than in 2007

Connells Survey & Valuation has reported that the number of UK first-time buyers in...

No surprises from the MPC

Once again, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MCP) has voted to keep...

Zoopla buys Trinity Mirror Digital Property

Zoopla Property Group Ltd (ZPG) has acquired Trinity Mirror Digital Property Ltd (TMDP), from...

Don’t rely on inheritance to fund retirement: NFU Mutual

Millions of Britons are relying on inheritance to fund their retirement but haven't understood...

Loans Warehouse hires Michael Coogan

Loans Warehouse has announced the appointment of Michael Coogan as a strategic adviser. Coogan...
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COMMENT

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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,...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

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Inflation falls to 3% as lenders eye March rate cut

Inflation eased to 3% in the latest data release, strengthening expectations of a base...
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Landlords spending up to 10 working days a month managing portfolios

Landlords are committing the equivalent of almost four working days a month to managing...
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Skipton grows mortgage book to £33bn

Skipton Group increased its mortgage balances to £33.3bn in 2025, with a record 50%...
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Pepper Money trims buy-to-let rates by 0.50%

Pepper Money has reduced buy-to-let rates by 0.50% across its 70%, 75% and 80%...

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