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Rents continue inexorable rise

RICS has reported that increased tenant demand and low levels of rental property coming...

House prices have “stagnated” for the two months

The average price of a home in England & Wales increased by only £20,...

Tightening of criteria hits FTBs

Fewer first time buyers got onto the property ladder in May, according to analysis...

The Mortgage Works updates range

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has cut rates and added new products to its residential...

No innovative alternatives to exam route: Tenet

Tenet has claimed that despite several alternative assessment routes becoming available in the run-up...

Bank Rate held for 27th consecutive month

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once more voted for no...

Big Tick for Northern Rock

Northern Rock has been described as one of the most responsible businesses in the...

OpenConvey expands conveyancing panel

OpenConvey has added Williams Beales to its specially selected conveyancing panel. Williams Beales is a...

Mortgages for Business completes its first WLB deal

Mortgages for Business has completed its first residential investment mortgage with new lender Whiteaway...

AFI unveils key account exclusives, new deals and rate cuts

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is launching a pair of Key Account exclusives tomorrow. It claims...

Kensington boosts sales team

Specialist lender Kensington has made a pair of appointments in its sales team. The lender...

Kent Reliance returns to buy-to-let

The Kent Reliance Building Society (KRBS) has moved back into the buy-to-let mortgage market. It...

Price comparison sites targeted by FSA

The FSA has warned firms operating price comparison websites that they need to be...

Coventry Building Society expands BTL range

The Coventry Building Society has added two new five-year fixed rate mortgages to its...

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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...

Brokers call for signposting as non-standard insurance demand grows

Growth in demand for non-standard insurance is exposing gaps in cover that brokers say...