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BIBA aims to be &quotShaping our Futures&quot

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) says "Shaping our Futures"" will be the theme...

House prices fall again

After two brief months of marginal price increases, house prices have again started to...

North outperformed south over the past 12 months

Bury is the country's top property sales hotspot, according to new research by Halifax. It...

HSBC targets more first-time buyers

HSBC has pledged to making a further £350 million available to borrowers with equity...

Crystal Mortgages continues business growth

Crystal Mortgages has repaired a 13% increase in loan applications during the third quarter...

Aldermore recruits MD for its invoice finance business

Aldermore has appointed Damon Walford as managing director of its invoice finance business. Walford joins...

Dragonfly passes £100m redemption mark

Short and medium-term lender Dragonfly Property Finance says it has passed £100 million of...

Openwork appoints CFO

Openwork has appointed Simon Clifford as its chief financial officer. The appointment is subject to...

25 gain Accredited Financial Planning Firm status

The Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) has launched its new Accredited Financial Planning Firms'...

Social media barely used to communicate with clients

Aviva's latest Hot Issues Tracker research has looked into intermediaries' use of technology and...

Recession possible outcome of austerity measures

Government austerity measures risk sending UK into recession, according to Legal & General Investment...

Average rents now unaffordable: Shelter

Housing charity Shelter has revealed that average private rents are unaffordable for ordinary working...

New fixed rate range from the Co-op

The Co-operative Bank is re-launching its fixed rate mortgage range on Friday 14 October. Rates...

Promise Finance secures preferred status with pair of bridgers

Promise Finance has claimed a "surge"" in bridging enquiries following its approval as a...

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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...

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...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

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Barclays expands mortgage flexibility for homebuyers and landlords

Barclays has announced a series of updates to its mortgage policies designed to increase...

Walsham Brothers brings new mortgage protection products to market via Iress

Walsham Brothers has launched a suite of new mortgage payment protection insurance products through...

Skipton Business Finance bolsters Midlands reach with senior appointment

Skipton Business Finance has strengthened its presence in the Midlands with the appointment of...

Mortgage industry legends back Take Me Home Christmas Charity Concert

Support continues to build for what’s shaping up to be the mortgage industry’s biggest...