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Conti France launches to market

Overseas mortgage specialist Conti has entered into a joint venture with French mortgage broker...

CML welcomes solicitor retention of lender protection

The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that for the time being it will...

Goldsmith Williams wins exclusive Age Partnership arrangement

Age Partnership has appointed Goldsmith Williams as its exclusive legal services partner. The equity release...

Nationwide to cut three-year fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society is to cut the rates of all its three-year fixed...

The Manchester added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Manchester Building Society to both its own lender panel...

New letting agents join my|deposits scheme

New letting agents have joined my|deposits' tenancy deposit protection scheme. The agents, which include Andrews...

Y3S unveils secured loan sourcing tool

Y3S Loans has launched miLoan, a new online sourcing tool for brokers that identifies...

Drawdown boosts equity release sales

Over £219 million of housing wealth was released in the first quarter of 2011,...

Improvement in consumer confidence

Consumer confidence picked up in March following its record low in February, according to...

Higher value properties entering PRS

The first quarter of the year saw an influx of higher value property into...

LV= cuts GPR rate by 50%

LV= has reported a halving in the number of general practitioner reports (GPRs) it...

First volume conveyancer secures CQS accreditation

Barnetts Solicitors has become the first volume conveyancer in England & Wales to secure...

TMW refreshes buy-to-let range

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has made a number of changes to its buy-to-let product...

Ad banned after denigrating pay day lender

A social landlord has had an advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

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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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SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...

Budget jitters chill demand for £500,000-plus homes

The UK housing market is showing signs of strain at the top end as...

Labour’s housing target in doubt after embarrassing interview

Housing Secretary Steve Reed was left floundering when pressed on how many homes Labour...

Mortgage sector faces persistent mental health challenge

The mental health of mortgage industry professionals remains a significant concern according to new...