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Lloyds Banking Group FD to leave

Lloyds Banking Group's group finance director Tim Tookey is to leave the group to...

New sellers raise asking prices

Hometrack has reported that new sellers made up some of the 'holiday quarter's' lost...

First direct reveals plight of 2011 first time buyer

Since 1990, the average housing deposit has risen from £6,793 to an average of...

Rent rises accelerate

Rents recorded their largest monthly increase in a year in August, according to the...

The Saffron cuts rate on 95% FTB deal

Saffron Building Society has cut the rate on its 95% first time buyer mortgage...

NLA calls for tenant choice on rental payments

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has called on the government to give tenants choice...

L&G launches iPhone/iPad app

Legal & General has launched what it claims to be the UK's first dedicated...

Take tougher action on debt management firms, OFT told

Citizens Advice has claimed that a large number of fee charging debt management companies...

Focus on systems and controls, Bankhall tells firms

Bankhall is urging firms to review their systems and controls in light of the...

New fixes from the Hinckley & Rugby

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched two new fixed rate mortgages. They are a...

AFI makes widespread reductions on fixed rates

Abbey for Intermediaries is tomorrow cutting rates on a range of its two, three,...

Another IFA acquired by Perspective Financial Group

Perspective Financial Group has acquired Durham-based IFA practice, Walter Wright Financial Services. Walter Wright was...

Key Retirement Solutions secures deal with mail order firm

Key Retirement Solutions has embarked upon a strategic partnership with mail order firm Freemans...

FSA bans mortgage broker

A mortgage broker has been banned by the FSA from carrying out regulated activities. Stephen...

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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 Vernon named employer of the year at Stockport Business Awards

Vernon Building Society has been recognised as Employer of the Year at the Stockport...

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,...

MAB’s Brodnicki urges brokers embrace  technology, data and AI to make the intermediary proposition even more compelling than it is today

Peter Brodnicki, chief executive of the Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), told brokers they must...

Clydesdale Bank to overhaul variable rate mortgage range

Clydesdale Bank will withdraw a number of products and introduce new variable rate deals...