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Accord added to panels

Accord Mortgages has been added to the lending panel of Mortgage Intelligence and Mortgage...

JV for Countrywide and Mortgage Advice Bureau

Countrywide and Mortgage Advice Bureau have combined to launch a new financial service brand. Capital...

Crystal enters the buy-to-let sector

Crystal Mortgages has moved into the buy-to-let mortgage market. It said a key reason for...

The Melton Mowbray added to PMS and Sesame panels

PMS and Sesame have added the Melton Mowbray Building Society to their lender panels. PMS...

Assurant Intermediary sales team now 17-strong

Assurant Intermediary has made two appointments to its general insurance sales team. Their arrival brings...

Aviva appoints UK health chief

Mark Noble, sales and marketing director for Aviva UK Health, has been made health...

Two new appointments at Jump Money

Jump Money has appointed Damian Guy as its new technical director. His responsibilities include maintaining...

Partnership unveils equity release deal for those with impaired health

Retirement solutions provider Partnership has launched an equity release targets at homeowners over 60...

E.surv latest firm to campaign over surveys

E.surv is working with lender partners to ensure TCF obligations are met. The chartered surveyors...

FSA teams up with CIFAS to fight crime

The FSA has joined CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service. The regulator will supply CIFSA...

Londoners want to stay put

YouGov's London Omnibus research suggests that Londoners would not want to live anywhere else...

Halifax offers insurance customers a ‘free day for life’

Halifax Home Insurance has re-launched its 'Free Day for Life' offer. All customers who...

Five governors join ifs School of Finance

The ifs School of Finance has announced five senior appointments to its board of...

Paradigm bolsters lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Cambridge Building Society to its lender panel for...

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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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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...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

Gen H launches part and part mortgage for buyers with 5% deposit

Gen H has unveiled a new mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and households...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...