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High Court throws out PPI challenge

The High Court has dismissed the British Bankers' Association's (BBA) judicial review of new...

Surveyor accreditation deadline looming large

Gateway Surveyors is urging lenders to ensure that every surveyor they use is a...

MPC maintains Bank Rate division

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) continued to be split 6-3 over...

Gross mortgage lending up 21%

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £11.3 billion in March, a 21% rise from...

The Yorkshire and N&P to ‘merge’

The Yorkshire Building Society and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) have announced their...

Rise in house hunter numbers

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported sharp rise in the number...

Referrals driving TMA’s GI increase

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) says more of its members are referring general insurance enquiries. Its...

New chief exec for N&P

Anne Gunther is Norwich & Peterborough Building Society's (N&P) new chief executive. The embattled Building...

Moneyfacts signs deal with The Ark Financial Leads and Openwork

Consumer website Moneyfacts.co.uk has chosen The Ark Financial Leads to provide its new 'Speak...

HML sounds backup servicing warning

HML is warning UK financial institutions currently rated Baa3 by Moody's that they should...

Prepare for the worst

Servicers need to be prepared for the bad times ahead, writes Eric Stoclet, CEO...

Better EU participation will improve its credit directives

We need to take a more active role within the EU, argues Martin Kearns,...

Barclays appoints vice chairman

Barclays plc has appointed Naguib Kheraj as vice chairman, Barclays Bank. Kheraj will be a...

Title insurance expert makes partner at Moore Blatch

Moore Blatch has appointed professional negligence solicitor Marianne Jarvis as one of the firm's...

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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...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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First Mortgage joins forces with Moneybox to boost first-time buyer support

First Mortgage, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau group, has announced a partnership with...

New insurtech platform aims to speed up property deals

A new insurtech platform, Incept, has been launched to streamline the way property transactions...

Leumi UK provides £37m loan for speculative industrial development schemes

Leumi UK has delivered a £37.1m loan to Kier Property to fund the acquisition...

The Cumberland pledges ‘kinder banking’ to Scotland’s food and drink sector

The Cumberland Building Society has joined industry body Scotland Food & Drink in a...