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Flat mortgage market to follow: AMI

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has predicted a generally flat and benign mortgage...

SMEs need to understand all funding options

The biggest priority for financial intermediaries is the need to educate UK small and...

AIFA reveals northern venues for events

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has published dates of its next series...

All in Property moves into N. Ireland

Independent contractor firm All in Property is to move into Northern Ireland with the...

Platform reveals new BTL offering

Platform has unveiled a new buy-to-let product range. The Co-operative Bank's dedicated intermediary mortgage lender...

Public largely ignorant of shared ownership options

The Halifax has claimed that many homebuyers are in the dark as to the...

Lloyds shuts Black Horse loan business

Lloyds Banking Group is shedding a further 420 jobs from its loan business Black...

Pain for Tooth Fairy as OFT takes action

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has moved to address unsatisfactory business practices of...

Acquisition number six in 2010 for Perspective

Perspective Financial Group has made its 18th acquisition - Applewood Wealth Management. The acquisition of...

NatWest wins sales team award

NatWest Intermediary Solutions won the title of Best Overall Sales Team Award at the...

Banks need improved ethical policies say Brits

Almost three-quarters of Britons want banks to improve their ethical polices, according to a...

Big rise in Investec’s large mortgage lending

Investec Specialist Private Bank has seen a 46% increase in the number of mortgage...

New P2P lender pleased with first month’s activity

New peer-to-peer lending site RateSetter.com has lent £612,984 since its launch on 7 October....

Former MPC member joins the Yorkshire board

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Kate Barker, former member of the Monetary Policy Committee...

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Rate cut momentum is welcome, but presents challenges for advisers

In recent weeks, we have seen a welcome shift in momentum across the mortgage market. A broad range of lenders have reduced pricing across...

Why now is the perfect time for expats to consider UK holiday lets

If you’re anything like me, Easter, the recent swathe of bank holiday weekends, and a sustained period of sunshine have certainly got me thinking...

Brokers face rise in complex cases as bridging demand evolves

As reported recently in trade news, the bridging finance landscape is changing, and brokers are increasingly faced with more complex client scenarios. Greenfield Bridging...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it was a straightforward deal. But for us, it marked something...

Threadbare safety nets and the reassurance of life insurance for mortgagors

For first-time buyers who have managed to save enough for a deposit, there’s a lot to think about when searching for the perfect home....

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Landbay slashes buy-to-let rates by up to 80bps

Landbay has announced a significant round of rate reductions across its buy-to-let product range,...

Robin Jeffery appointed as CTO at Phoebus Software

Phoebus Software has named Robin Jeffery as its new chief technology officer, as the...

Homebuyers call for urgent digital reform as frustration with property process mounts

A major new report published today by the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) reveals...

Suros Capital uses gold to swiftly fund property developer’s renovation

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has revealed details of a recent transaction in which...
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