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UTB funds specialist mapping system with £252k facility

United Trust Bank (UTB) has provided £252,000 in asset finance to enable a geospatial...

LendInvest launches fee-free BTL options and product transfers

LendInvest has expanded its buy-to-let range with the introduction of fee-free options for both...

The Monmouthshire reports 61% rise in profits

Monmouthshire Building Society has reported a sharp rise in annual profits. The Newport-headquartered mutual saw...

Value of rental arrears falls for first time since 2021 amid easing rent growth

The average value of rent arrears has fallen year-on-year for the first time since...

Clydesdale Bank cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Clydesdale Bank is making widespread reductions across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges this...

Quantum Mortgages appoints new BDMs

Quantum Mortgages has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of two new business...

Next Intelligence adds National Friendly to refreshed protection panel

Next Intelligence has announced a refresh of its protection panel with the addition of...

House prices post strongest rise in over a year as rental growth cools

UK house prices recorded their fastest annual growth in more than a year in...

First-time buyers see glimmer of relief as home set-up costs hold steady

The cost of setting up a first home has barely changed in the past...

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries expands broker support team

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has expanded its broker support with the appointment of...

SDKA completes £1m complex bridge for family-run car business

A family business in West Sussex has secured its future growth with the help...

OSB sees profit slide despite loan growth and new platform launch

OneSavings Bank (OSB Group) reported a fall in profits for the first half of...

Lloyds ad banned over misleading £19.5bn housing claim

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that a Lloyds Banking Group advertisement overstated...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...
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Housing

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

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