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City house price premiums at highest ever level

The premium that homebuyers are required to pay to live in one of the...

Scottish export activity continues to recover

The Scottish economy is continuing its slow recovery from recession, according to the latest...

Inheritance to peak in 2047

£1.1 trillion will be left to beneficiaries by 2047, the peak of leaving an...

AFI unveils new Loyal Mover product

Abbey for Intermediaries has launched a new Loyal Mover product for existing Abbey mortgage...

Mike Allison joins Paradigm Mortgage Services

Mike Allison is to join Paradigm Mortgage Services to support its Partnership Development team. Allison...

Mortgage Vision event schedule unveiled

Mortgage Brain, Halifax and Woolwich mortgages from Barclays, have launched a series of Mortgage...

CBI calls for return of MIG

The boss of the CBI has called for a revitalised Mortgage Indemnity Guarantee scheme. In...

Lloyds TSB improves mobile banking service

Lloyds TSB customers now have access to a revamped mobile banking facility. The service is...

ARLA wants government assistance to meet energy goals

35% of UK landlords are unaware of the energy performance of their properties, according...

Platform holds 10th broker forum

Intermediary lender Platform held its 10th forum for broker this week. The aim was to...

The latest SoundAdvice is out!

BestAdvice's latest SoundAdvice podcast is now available. This episode discusses the hurdles brokers face placing...

Nationwide claims online crown

Nationwide has claimed to be the leading provider of online mortgage completions. Citing&lta href=&quothttps://olb2.nationet.com/applications/map/mapui/start.aspx&quot&gt figures...

Y3S gains preferred packager status for Omni Capital

South Wales broker Y3S has become the latest bridging packager to be offered 'Preferred...

84% rise in rent arrears calls for debt charity

Debt advice charity helpline National Debtline has seen an 84% increase in the number...

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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 Mortgage Mum and LIBF launch scholarship scheme

The Mortgage Mum has partnered with the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF)...

Families to save hundreds as Government unveils homebuying overhaul

Families buying and selling homes in England could save hundreds of pounds and weeks...

Asset Advantage strengthens broker support with new appointment

Asset Advantage has announced the appointment of William Thompson as trainee broker manager. In his...

Economists call for urgent planning reform to kickstart UK growth

Britain’s sluggish economy is being held back by its inability to build, according to...