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Balls slams ‘subsidised second home’ scheme

Ed Balls, Labour's Shadow Chancellor, has criticised the fact that the government's mortgage scheme...

North East rents fall again

Average rents in Yorkshire & Humber and the North East fell by around 2.5%...

Secured loan and credit card APRs compared

The average APR of a secured loan is now "much cheaper" than average APR...

91% rise in Teachers’ new lending

The Teachers Building Society has published its annual results for 2012. New lending was...

New AFI seven-day special imminent

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is to another seven day special tomorrow, available exclusively through...

In Brief: planned BM Solutions’ ‘outage’

BM Solutions says it will be performing essential maintenance on its system over the...

Hinckley & Rugby gears up for busy year for lending

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has a £30 million pipeline of mortgage applications,...

AMI focuses on positives in Budget

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) believes the Budget gives "more than a shot...

Retail disappointment over Budget

Cluttons has expressed its disappointment that the Budget announcement did not address the issue...

Osborne schemes need brokers

First Complete has warned that for the Chancellor’s new Mortgage Guarantee and Help to...

BUDGET 2013: Help to Buy scheme unveiled

In the Budget, George Osborne outlined details of the new 'Help to Buy' scheme. It...

The Budget – as it happened

Here are the main points fro the Budget today.

Leeds introduces rate cut on two-year fix

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage by...

Fall in gross mortgage lending

Total gross mortgage lending is fell to £10.5 billion in February, according to latest...

COMMENT

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...

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

Latest news

The Exeter team prepares for London to Paris charity cycle

Seven members of The Exeter’s distribution team will take on a 340-mile cycle from...

HSBC UK automates remortgage cases through LMS platform

HSBC UK has become the first lender to automate remortgage cases through LMS’s Decisioning...

Large mortgage networks lose AR firms as brokers reassess support

Some of the UK’s largest mortgage networks recorded the biggest net losses in appointed...

Afin Bank appoints Beth Jeffs to lead product strategy

Afin Bank has appointed Beth Jeffs as head of product and proposition, with responsibility...

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