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Jump Money appoints CEO

Jason Butler has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Jump...

LBG’s Walsh to stand down

Colin Walsh is to step down as chairman of both Lloyds Banking Group and...

Which? and CML clash over SVRs

Which? has claimed that 95% of lenders have failed to pass on cuts in...

Promise Solutions to pay out 24 hours after completion

Promise Solutions says it will now pay secured loan commissions to brokers before it...

The Leeds donates five-figure sum to cancer charity

The Leeds Building Society has donated £10,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Former Emmerdale actress...

NLA wants sustainable buy-to-let market

While welcoming the recent increase in the number of buy-to-let product available over the...

Repossessions up 17%

New mortgage advances in the first quarter of 2011 were 10% lower than for...

Barclays rejigs Woolwich range again

Barclays is reducing the rates on its Woolwich fixed mortgages by up to 0.31...

Cluttons expands Scottish presence with new hire

Independent mortgage broker Cluttons Private Finance has expanded within Scotland. It has appointed Catherine Williamson...

Brightstar expands business development team

Terry Young has joined Brightstar Financial as business development executive. He joins Brightstar from Compliance...

Pair of new deals from Platform

Platform has launched new residential two-year fixed rate mortgages. The deals are only available via...

Crooks preying on those desperate for cash savings

A new report from Citizens Advice suggests that business is booming for rogue traders...

Standard Life explains tax changes

Standard Life has held a series of seminars in order to explain tax changes...

Profits back at Mortgage Intelligence

Countrywide has claimed that Mortgage Intelligence has returned to profitability during the first quarter...

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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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ModaMortgages adds 5% fee option to 80% LTV range

ModaMortgages has expanded its 80% loan-to-value (LTV) range with the launch of limited edition...

Pluto Finance hires lending director to drive European expansion

Pluto Finance has appointed Max Güntner as lending director for Germany and the Netherlands,...

Nivo secures new AI certification

Nivo has become one of the first financial services firms in the UK to...

Hope Capital celebrates record quarter as it enters 14th year

Hope Capital has marked its 14th anniversary with its strongest quarter since the lender’s...