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Remutualise the Rock: Yorkshire BS

The Yorkshire Building Society has repeated its call for Northern Rock to be re-mutualised. On...

Bank Rate held for 26th consecutive month

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once more voted for no...

PPI provisioning behind Lloyds’ loss

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has posted a statutory loss before tax of £3.47 billion...

Precise adds AToM to panel

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has been added to the Precise Mortgages panel. Dale Jannels,...

Julian Harris network selects Enterprise Finance

Enterprise Finance has been chosen by the Julian Harris network as its exclusive provider...

Skipton unveils 95% LTV deal at 5.99%

Skipton Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage, available up to 95%...

HML keeps business continuity certification

HML has had its BS25999 Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Certificate renewed for the second...

Mutuals’ approvals up 29% in March

Mutuals approved £2.1 billion worth of mortgages in March 2011, up 29% on the...

London saw an annual price change increase of 0.8%

The March data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price decrease...

Northern Rock cuts mortgage rates

Northern Rock has cut rates by up to 0.57% across its Everyday mortgage range. Two-year...

More BTL Chorley exclusives from TBMC

TBMC has launched two new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage products with Chorley Building Society. The products...

It’s pun time with TMA’s Take That contest

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is offering directly authorised intermediaries the chance to win two...

David Still to join Friends Life

Friends Life has announced the appointment of David Still to the newly created position...

Housing activity marginally lower in April

The latest Agency Express Property Activity Index has reported a small decline in housing...

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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...