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New fixed range from Accord

Accord Mortgages is tomorrow (12 May) launching a new range of fixed rate mortgage...

Remortgage business carries on rising for Conveyancing Alliance

Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has witnessed a continuing improvement in remortgage instructions. The online conveyancing distributor...

Brokers witness lenders’ retreat from interest-only

77% of residential mortgages introduced during the first quarter of 2011 were capital repayment...

Aldermore raises residential loan ceilings

Aldermore has increased its maximum loan size on both 75% and 80% LTV residential...

April valuation activity strong despite shortened working month

Connells Survey and Valuation says there were 24% more residential mortgage valuations in April...

Auction finance lender adds underwriter

Auction Finance has appointed a new underwriter and case manager. Craig Brown joins the team,...

BDM duo joins Positive Lending

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Skipton improves buy-to-let proposition

Skipton has improved its range of buy-to-let mortgages. The mutual, which returned to the buy-to-let...

CQS to become essential: OpenConvey

OpenConvey has welcomed the CML's view that the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) will become...

TBMC offers new buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal with the Hinckley & Rugby Building...

Mortgage Brain offered to Sesame ARs

Sesame has chosen Mortgage Brain's new sourcing system as another of its preferred mortgage...

HSBC launches business banking app

HSBC Commercial Banking's 'HSBC Business Banking App' for iPhone and iPod touch is now...

Former Provident Financial boss joins Leeds’ board

Leeds Building Society has appointed Robin Ashton as a non-executive director. Ashton is currently...

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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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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...

The Mortgage Shop and Stonebridge sign long-term deal

The Mortgage Shop (TMS), Stonebridge’s largest appointed representative (AR), has signed a new long-term...

Fintel launches Omnicore standalone distribution platform

Fintel has launched an intelligent distribution platform designed to provide a strategic conduit between...