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Hometrack wins InterBay Commercial contract

Hometrack has won a contract to supply automated valuation and risk tools to specialist...

MillionPlus Private Finance sponsors Rick Parfitt Jnr

MillionPlus Private Finance, the specialist private finance consultancy division of Largemortgageloans.com, will sponsor racing...

Smart Money Loans sees near doubling of loan sizes in Scotland

Smart Money Loans (SML) has reported a sharp increase in the average value of...

Nationwide posts 17% increase in gross mortgage lending

Over the last year ending 4 April 2013, the Nationwide Group has increased its...

London behind UK house price growth

In the 12 months to March 2013 UK house prices increased by 2.7%, up...

4% rise in monthly gross mortgage lending

Total gross mortgage lending increased by 4% on March to £12.1 billion in April,...

NLA to move to accredited membership

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has committed to accredit all landlord members by 2020. In...

Bespoke nature of bridging appealing to brokers

91% of bridging finance brokers believe that awareness of the versatility of bridging finance...

Government action needed to make self-build mainstream

The self-build market needs major structural and cultural change if it is to become...

The Leeds makes product development hire

Leeds Building Society has appointed Jaedon Green as head of product development. Green...

Tenet makes appointment to executive team

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Gill Davidson as group regulatory director and company...

Michelle Blair joins the Loans Engine

The Loans Engine has appointed Michelle Blair as a business development manager. Blair has...

New 80% LTV deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched four new deals in its range of 80% loan to...

Precise Mortgages expands conveyancing panel

Precise Mortgages has added two firms to its conveyancing panel. The two new...

COMMENT

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...

First-time buyers and buy-to-let are not rivals

As we move further into 2026, a familiar narrative is starting to reappear. It suggests that a stronger first-time buyer market will be delivered...

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

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Santander lowers higher LTV rates for FTBs with 95% 5-year fix at 4.72%

Santander will cut rates by up to 0.32% across its 85%-95% LTV first-time buyer...

First-time buyer solo females outpace couples

More women are planning to step onto the property ladder alone rather than with...

Melton targets foreign national borrowers with new five-year fixes

Melton Building Society is launching a dedicated foreign nationals mortgage range, aimed at borrowers...

North West leads HMO market share as yields edge below 10%

The North West has the highest proportion of HMOs in the UK at 17.9%,...

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