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Aviva pays out on 94% of CI claims

Aviva paid 1,534 critical illness (CI) claims worth more than £136 million to customers...

Lloyds needs to sell more branches: IBC

Interim proposals from the independent commission on banking include the selling of more Lloyds...

Home names boost property values?

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Brilliant Solutions offers Newcastle fixed rates

Brilliant Solutions has unveiled a number of fixed rate mortgages with the Newcastle Building...

Business insolvency picture improves

The latest Insolvency Index from Experian has reported a year-on-year improvement in business insolvencies...

New deals from the Coventry

The Coventry Building Society has added a number of new products to its mortgage...

Lending up slightly in February

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported a slight increase in mortgage lending...

West One Loans funds Positive Lending’s bridging exclusive

Positive Lending is offering an exclusive bridging loan with West One Loans. The product offers...

BestAdvice unveils free iPhone and Android apps

BestAdvice.net has become the first media website for mortgage intermediaries to launch a mobile...

Pub deal boost for Crystal

Commercial mortgage specialist Crystal Mortgages has seen a £1 million rise in pub lending...

Average LTVs back over 60% barrier

LTVs are at their highest for three years, with the average loan breaking the...

Aldermore added to Connells’ lender panel

Connells has added Aldermore's residential and buy-to-let mortgages to its product range. Connells is currently...

Friday rate cuts from Abbey for Intermediaries

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) is making a number of rate cuts across its mortgage...

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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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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...

One in 10 homes still fail standards as Awaab’s Law looms

Almost 430,000 social rented homes in England are failing to meet minimum quality requirements,...