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Which? slams shoddy payday loan practices

There is widespread poor practice in the payday loans market, Which? has claimed following...

Revealed: high cost of rural housing

Only 40% tax ratepayers can afford to buy housing in rural areas, according to...

Lewis quits Tiuta

Gareth Lewis, head of business development at Tiuta, is to leave the short-term lender. Lewis...

Sesame adds key BTL brands to panel

Sesame has added the specialist buy-to-let lending brands of The Paragon Group of Companies...

Average buy-to-let LTV is 67%: NLA

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has reported a continued increase in the popularity of...

FSA confirms Yorkshire-N&P merger

The Financial Services Authority (FSA)has confirmed the proposed transfer of the engagements of the...

NatWest IS cuts – and raises – rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has changed the rates on a number of mortgages in its...

The Yorkshire cuts tracker-to-fixed rates

Yorkshire Building Society has cut rates on its tracker-to-fixed mortgage range. It has introduced a...

The Leeds unveils 5-year fix at 4.99%

Leeds Building Society is now offering a five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage at 4.99%. It...

L&G chief executive to retire at end of next year

Tim Breedon, group chief executive of Legal & General has told the board that...

New buy-to-let and residential deals from Platform

Platform has introduced new fixed and tracker deals in its buy-to-let range. Two-year fixed rates...

IMLA rebuffs AMI view on Euro regulation of buy-to-let

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has disagreed with comments made recently by Association...

Positive Lending ‘preferred packager’ for Omni Capital

Positive Lending has been revealed as a 'preferred packager' for short-term lender Omni Capital. The...

Lenders cautious over assisted voluntary sales

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has responded to a recent report by the...

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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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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...

Younger homeowners show greater persistence with home improvements

Younger homeowners may have fewer practical skills than their parents, but they are far...