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Fall in UK commercial property debt

UK commercial property debt has fallen to £293 billion, according to the latest UK...

Northern Rock unveils intermediary exclusives

Northern Rock has unveiled a new range of fixed rate mortgages for both remortgage...

New Key Account deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has added a two-year fix for remortgagers to its range...

Prudential Regulation Authority thinking published

The Bank of England and the FSA have published a joint paper, The Bank...

Santander targets FTBs with new deal

Santander is launching a new two-year fixed Homebuyer product at 90% LTV, with a...

Average rents match previous high

Rents reached their previous peak high in April, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index...

Satchell joins Blemain

Blemain Group has appointed Lorenzo Satchell as its new divisional sales manager for the...

Grab a 99 at Expo

Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has told intermediaries attending Mortgage Business Expo Manchester tomorrow to grab...

TBMC offers Bucks buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched an exclusive buy-to-let remortgage deal with the Buckinghamshire Building Society. The initial...

Precise to move into short-term market

Precise Mortgages has revealed it is to enter the short-term lending arena. It said it...

Brilliant Solutions expands lender panel

The Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lending panel has grown following the addition of Precise...

NBS offers new five-year fix

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate mortgage at...

N&P targets first-time buyers with 90% deals

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has added two new 90% LTV products to...

Platform broadens tracker distribution

Platform has widened the distribution of two of its tracker mortgages to its key...

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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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Inflation accelerates as non-food prices climb and new tax pressures loom

Shop price inflation picked up pace in September, rising to 1.4% from 0.9% in...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement...

Reeves: Social housing must play a major role in tackling crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that social housing will be central to Labour’s plans...