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Niche FS completes million-pound Dragonfly bridge in 72 hours

Niche Financial Solutions has completed a £1 million bridging loan through Dragonfly in less...

New Premier Plus deals from Shawbrook Bank

Shawbrook Bank has launched two new additions to its Premier Plus range. The lender has...

New non-exec director at Tenet

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Barry Meeks as non-executive director. Meeks has held numerous...

Complete expands lender panel

Aldermore Residential Mortgages has become the latest intermediary focused lender to join the panel...

Linear appointed sales director

Matthew Graves has been appointed in the new role of sales director of Linear....

London prices continue to rise

This month has proved to be another record for London, with new sellers coming...

Second charge repossessions down

Repossessions made by second-charge mortgage providers were down by 24.1% in 2012 compared with...

PRS “coiled for a spring bounce”

Rents fell in January for the third consecutive month. That's according to the...

Agricultural prices look set to continue rise

The second half of 2012 saw farmland prices reach record levels, according to chartered...

New fixes from the Nottingham

The Nottingham Building Society has launched four new residential fixed rate mortgage products. Rates on three...

Lettings market under OFT microscope

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report which identifies several consumer...

Valuation issues trouble bridging brokers

43% of brokers surveyed by United Trust Bank’s said that the most common reason...

Buy-to-let growth set to continue: CML

Buy-to-let lending accounted for 11.5% of total gross mortgage lending in 2012, up from...

Borro appoints chairman

Borro has appointed Nigel Morris as chairman. Morris was a co-founder of Capital One...

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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Half of borrowers undecided as fixed rates end

More than half of homeowners coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal are...

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Law Society urges court funding boost before Section 21 ban

The Law Society of England and Wales has called on the Government to increase...

Manchester movers rethink upsizing as costs bite

Rising mortgage rates and stamp duty bills are prompting Manchester families to shelve plans...

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