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Two new associate members for AIFA

M&G Investments and RBS Global Banking & Markets have become the latest associate members...

Sesame Bankhall gains CII kitemark

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has given accreditation to Sesame Bankhall Group's adviser learning...

Phoebus slams MPC’s lack of mortgage knowledge

Phoebus Software has claimed that the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is...

Crown lead sponsor for CML conference

Crown Mortgage Management will be the "gold sponsor"" of the CML Mortgage Industry Conference...

Norton Broker Services grows lender team

Norton Broker Services has expanded its secured and unsecured lender team. It says this is...

Jump Money continues expansion

Leeds-based advisory firm Jump Money has reported improved performance for 2010 with turnover rising...

PPI dominates FOS caseload

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) handled 1,012,371 initial enquiries and complaints from consumers during...

31% won’t buy property

The average age that Britons expect to be able to buy their first property...

Lack of job security worse among older people

29% of people feel their job is not secure over the year, according to...

Lenders back military covenant housing call

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says it supports plans to improve access to...

Flexibility with new Newcastle deal

Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has launched a fixed rate mortgage product with fees-free or...

YBS to cut new mortgage fees

Yorkshire Building Society says it will cut its product fees for mortgages this week. Product...

The Leeds appoints head office branch manager

Leeds Building Society has appointed Sanae Atkins as its branch manager for the head...

Inflation jumps to 4.5%

Inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), was up sharply to 4.5%...

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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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Step One Finance selects Phoebus in major servicing transformation

Step One Finance has partnered with Phoebus Software in a significant technology upgrade aimed...

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...