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Investec pulls Kensington securitisation

Investec has postponed its plans for a Kensington securitisation. At the beginning of November the...

Central banks provide liquidity support

The Bank of England has joined the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan,...

EC oks Santander&’039s acquisition of RBS assets

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of...

Slight rise in UK insolvencies

0.10% of the business population became insolvent during October, compared to 0.09% in September...

FSA fines network boss £49k for poor management

The FSA has fined Julian Harris, the sole proprietor of Julian Harris Financial Consultants...

Manchester BS moves into offset market

Manchester Building Society has moved into the offset mortgage market. Its first deal is priced...

Metro Bank selects GI partner

Uinsure has been chosen as the general insurance provider for Metro Bank's customers. Metro Bank...

Stamp duty relief axe to cause purchase spike?

RICS has expressed concern over the government's timing for scrapping stamp duty relief for...

New fees-assisted BTL deals from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new fixed rate buy-to-let range offering fees assisted...

FTB stamp duty relief to be scrapped

The government will not continue with the stamp duty tax relief for first time...

Autumn Statement: as it happened

George Osborne up to speak: "We will do whatever it takes to protect Britain from...

Landlords positive about 2012

Landlords are feeling "increasingly positive"" about the prospects for the private rented sector next...

The Leeds donates £11,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care

The Leeds Building Society has made an £11,000 donation to Marie Curie Cancer Care,...

Chancellor urged to maintain FTB Stamp Duty threshold

The Nationwide Building Society is urging George Osborne to maintain the Stamp Duty threshold...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Badenoch pledges to scrap stamp duty in bid to revive homeownership

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty on home sales, describing it as...

Santander calls for homebuying reforms as young buyers bear the brunt of broken system

Younger buyers and families are suffering most from England and Wales’s outdated homebuying process,...

Borrower confidence returns as mortgage applications surge, says Stonebridge

Mortgage applications rose sharply in September as borrowers took advantage of falling rates, according...

Wales leads UK for rental yields as returns strengthen in Q3

Wales has extended its lead as the UK’s top-yielding region for landlords, according to...