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Swift facing multimillion pound customer redress following FSA fine

Swift 1st Limited has been fined by the FSA over mortgage arrears failings and...

The SoundAdvice podcast is back!

BestAdvice is pleased to announce the return of SoundAdvice, the mortgage industry's FIRST ever...

Intrinsic adds borro to panel

Short term asset lender borro has joined the panel of Intrinsic Financial Services. Swindon based...

Goldsmith Williams unveils due diligence guide for brokers

Goldsmith Williams has launched a guide to help brokers conduct due diligence on behalf...

Law Society warns of first time buyers’ vulnerability

First-time buyers are vulnerable despite low rates and affordable housing, the Law Society has...

Nationwide cements status as safe institution

The Nationwide Building Society has been named as one of the world's safest financial...

Skipton launches five-year fixed rate buy-to-let deal

Skipton Building Society has added a new fixed rate deal to its range of...

L&G Network to offer Investec ‘super-prime’ deals

Legal & General Network has partnered with Investec to promote its mortgage proposition. Investec offers...

Halifax reports fall in house prices

House prices fell by 1.2% in august, the Halifax has reported. According to its latest...

Paymentshield slashes IncomeShield pricing

Paymentshield, has lowered IncomeShield pricing for the over 40s. The new product delivers a 15%...

Mortgage Talk in strategic relationship with Complete

Mortgage Talk and the Talk Group have formed a strategic partnership with preferred packager,...

Charter Financial appoints business development head

Commercial mortgage specialist Charter Financial has appointed Keith McArdle to the newly created position...

Downsizing not always the answer: SHIP

Downsizing to release equity may not always be the best financial option for the...

Canada Life unveils protection calculator

Canada Life has made its first calculator in its range of iNTERACTIVE tools available...

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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...