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Precise promises ‘the big giveaway’

Precise Mortgages says it will be giving away "exciting gifts"" for mortgage brokers and...

7% rise in remortgaging as proportion of total lending

Remortgaging accounted for 37% of all lending in the first quarter of 2011, the...

Perspective Financial Group makes board appointment

Perspective Financial Group Ltd has appointed Peter Craddock as its new group operations director. He...

Boost in FTB numbers in April

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers getting onto the...

AFI cuts rates and adds pair of key account exclusives

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has launched three new products and cut rates across a...

Buy-to-let remains stable

Buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of 2011 totalled £2.9 billion, around 3.5% lower...

N&P to slash 85% fixed rates

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) is reducing rates on its 85% loan to...

Two new faces at PMS

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Norton Broker Services expands lender panel

Everyday Loans has been added to Norton Broker Services' lender panel. David Hey of Norton...

Little change in level of mortgage payment difficulties

Out of the 11.3 million outstanding first-charge mortgages in the UK at the end...

Two departures at Tiuta

Tiuta's head of operations, Anita Kirkbright, and Debbie Cowlard, redemptions and underwriting manager, have...

BIBA renews PI panel

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has renewed its Professional Indemnity (PI) accredited broker...

Commercial opportunities still exist: L&G

While there is an overall tough investment backdrop, "exciting"" investment opportunities exist in commercial...

New BTL range from the Coventry

Coventry Intermediaries is reducing the rates on its new buy-to-let range on Friday. It will...

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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...