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New brand and products for New Life

New Life Mortgages is rebranding as 'Newlife - home related finance'. It says the move...

Tiuta to sponsor offshore solutions event

Tiuta PLC is to sponsor an event which concentrates on the offshore solutions currently...

Co-op Bank/Britannia offer 10-year fixes again

The Co-operative Bank and Britannia will launch a 10-year fixed rate mortgage rate range...

RICS offers budget survey option

RICS has introduced a new type of residential property survey. The RICS Condition Report, which...

AToM offers two-year BTL exclusive fix

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) is offering an exclusive buy-to-let product from the...

House prices stable in June: Nationwide

House prices were unchanged in June, according to the Nationwide Building Society. The price of...

LBG to shed further 15,000 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has announced another huge shake-up. Following a strategic review, it is...

FTBs to be helped by Scottish government scheme

The Scottish Government says it will support a new scheme designed to help first-time...

Rental income steadily increased over Q2

29% of landlords said that their rental income increased during the second quarter of...

Platinum Portfolios awarded ‘Chartered Firm’ title

Another Perspective Financial Group firm has been given Corporate Chartered status. Platinum Portfolios has achieved...

Colin Sanders joins Omni Capital as CEO

Short-term bridging finance lender Omni Capital has announced the appointment of Colin Sanders as...

Zurich consolidates financial lines businesses

Zurich has consolidated the development of its financial lines business in Europe and UK...

The Leeds cuts shared ownership mortgage rates

Leeds Building Society has cut rates by 0.3 percentage points on its three-year fixed...

L&G unveils new club website

Legal & General Mortgage Club has launched a new website for its members. The site...

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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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MAB takes stake in UK Moneyman to drive later life lending growth

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has taken a significant stake in UK Moneyman, the Hull-based...

Accord trims rates to support first-time buyers with smallest deposits

Accord Mortgages is cutting rates across its residential range in a move designed to...

HTB promotes Kiely to head of sales role in specialist and bridging divisions

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has promoted Danny Kiely to the newly created position of...

West One opens commercial mortgage range to full market

West One has expanded its footprint in specialist lending with the full launch of...