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14-year wait for second-time buyers

The average age of a second-time buyer is now 42, according to Post Office’s...

House prices have never been higher

House prices are continuing to edge upwards, and on a monthly basis the average...

House purchase approvals up 21% year-on-year

July 2013 was the strongest July for house purchase lending since the financial crisis,...

Skipton Financial Services appoints divisional distribution manager

Skipton Financial Services (SFS) has appointed Gareth Barlow as the company's divisional distribution manager...

Clayton Euro Risk creates new director role

Clayton Euro Risk has announced the appointed of Konstantine (Gus) Pastras to the newly...

Leeds Building Society appoints CIO

Leeds Building Society has appointed Tom Clark as chief information officer and general...

New deals from Accord Buy to Let

Accord Buy to Let has unveiled a new product range, with rates starting from...

Mortgage Brain improves buy-to-let functionality

Mortgage Brain has added sourcing filters to its buy-to-let capability. The existing functionality provides...

Brightstar partners with Paradigm

Brightstar Financial has agreed a new relationship with Paradigm Mortgage Services, to provide an...

Buy-to-let lending at five-year high

Lenders advanced 40,000 mortgages, worth £5.1 billion, to buy-to-let investors in the second quarter...

Small fall in repossessions

The number of properties taken into possession by mortgage lenders declined in the second...

Strong year-on-year growth in valuations

July saw the total number of residential valuations increase over 24% over the...

No base rate hike until unemployment falls to 7%

The Bank of England will keep the Bank Rate at 0.5% until unemployment falls...

FCA appoints four new supervision directors

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed four directors to lead key areas of...
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Advice

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...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

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affordability

Rising unemployment raises fresh arrears concerns for lenders

The UK labour market showed further signs of weakening this morning as unemployment rose...
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LHV Bank completes £22m buy-to-let portfolio deals

LHV Bank has completed two specialist buy-to-let transactions totalling about £22 million to support...
Technology

Wealthy Advisers Club launches free performance planner app

The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a free 90-day performance planning app for mortgage...
Technology

AI will not replace brokers, says OneDome chief

Mortgage brokers will remain central to the homebuying process despite the rise of artificial...

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