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Portal Portfolio added to Brilliant panel

Brilliant Solutions has added Portal Portfolio to its lender panel. Portal Portfolio came to market...

FSA cancels permissions of Harbour House Credit

The FSA has cancelled the permissions of Harbour House Credit Ltd. The firm is currently...

Tenancy dispute resolution guide published

A new guide for tenancy deposit dispute situations has been published. The 'Guide to Tenancy...

Personal insolvencies fall in Q4 2010

The figures from the Insolvency Service consisted of 10,835 Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), a...

The Leeds cuts 2-year BTL rate

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year discount buy-to-let deal from...

Assurant offers free intermediary webinars

Assurant Intermediary is hosting free weekly webinars from today (6 May). The specialist general insurance...

Convey99 sees &quotpleasing&quot broker response

Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has had 200 brokers registered to offer its new purchase conveyancing...

Independent review for FSA’s RBS report

The FSA has welcomed the statement from the Treasury Select Committee Chairman Andrew Tyrie...

RBS posts first quarter loss

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has posted a net loss of £528...

New five-year fix from Santander

Santander has launched a new five-year fixed rate at 5.69%, up to 85% LTV. The...

Product numbers continue to rise

Mortgage Brain has reported a rise in the number of mortgage products on its...

Bridgewater off to Birmingham and Leeds

Bridgewater Equity Release is going to Birmingham and Leeds in May to host its...

Brokers need to advise FTBs over savings deals, warns Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has told intermediaries to "inform and educate"" their potential first-time buyer...

The Leeds unveils 3.05% intermediary deal

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate of on its two-year discount mortgage by...

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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...