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The Chelsea adds new direct deals

The Chelsea Building Society has added a number of mortgages to its direct range. Three...

Scottish house prices doubled in 10 years

Average house prices in rural Scotland have doubled in value over the past decade,...

The Leeds launches 1.99% two-year fix

Leeds Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage at 1.99%. It is available...

Stonebridge launches new life and protection panel

Stonebridge Group has unveiled a new life and protection panel to run alongside its...

Providers seek critical illness push

Protection providers have published a white paper on how the industry can improve its...

Northern Rock refreshes range

Northern Rock has made improvements to its mortgage range, introducing new deals for customers...

Davenham to enter administration

Davenham is to appoint administrators and has its shares suspended on AIM. Davenham refers to...

Financial services sector growth slows

The pace of growth in the UK financial services sector continued to slow in...

Apathy reigns despite financial fears

72% of UK adults are currently concerned about their personal finances, unbiased.co.uk has reported. Two...

£27k rural premium

Property prices in the countryside are, on average, £27,000 (16%) higher than in urban...

35-44 age range spend most on commitments

Credit card holders in the UK spend £3,804 on credit card payments each year,...

LV= unveils aggressive income protection pricing

LV= is introducing a pricing offer for the remainder of 2011 on its full...

The Charlbury Group selected by asset management firm

Lapithus Servicing LLP has chosen the Arrears Management System built and run by The...

MortgageStream introduces discounted PI cover offering

MortgageStream has launched a new scheme offering mortgage, life and general Insurance brokerages discounted...

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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...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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The Cumberland names Stuart Miller as next chief executive

The Cumberland Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller as its next chief executive, subject...

ModaMortgages expands criteria to include simple layered limited companies

ModaMortgages has broadened its lending criteria to accept applications from simple layered limited companies,...

The Coventry joins Mortgage Brain’s new Submissions Brain platform

Coventry Building Society has become the latest lender to be added to Mortgage Brain’s...

Mortgage Finance Brokers partners with OMS for CRM

Mortgage Finance Brokers (MFB) has selected One Mortgage System (OMS) as its preferred Customer...