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Nationwide sees large monthly rise in consumer confidence

Nationwide's Consumer Confidence Index rose by 11 points in May, one of the biggest...

New features and functionality for The Key

Mortgage Brain is rolling out a new version of The Key. The latest iteration of...

Mortgages for Business develops BTL calculator

Specialist commercial broker Mortgages for Business has designed a buy-to-let mortgage calculator. It calculates borrowing...

Retail banking to be ring-fenced

George Osborne will tell high streets banks tonight that they must ring-fence their retail...

Surveyors want FSA action over lender valuation ‘advice’

The Council of the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) wants an investigation into lenders...

Blemain boost for Norton Broker Services

Norton Broker Services has reported that May was its best month for completions with...

Y3S expands secured loan panel

Y3S Loans has announced that it has added Central Lending to its panel. The Cardiff-based...

CML expects &quotmuted&quot summer for completions

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned that there could be a lull...

Moneysupermarket.com sounds warning over rising fees

Moneysupermarket.com has claimed analysis shows that fees for fixed and tracker mortgage products have...

OFT threatens debt firms with enforcement following new guidance

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published further guidance for the debt management...

Buy-to-let confidence heightens

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has claimed that intermediaries are more upbeat about the future...

Clear PPI backlog by paying up, banks told

Which? has called for other banks to follow Barclays' decision to pay up all...

NACFB consults members on upfront fees

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has welcomed the Office of Fair...

Housing demand remains flat

There was no 'Spring bounce' for the housing marketing in May, RICS has reported. Surveyors...

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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...