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Mortgage fraudsters get seven years

Two men involved in a £78 million mortgage fraud and an attempted £12 million...

L&G Mortgage Club offers Cambridge exclusives – up to 90% LTV

Legal & General Mortgage Club has unveiled a new range of two-year fixed rate...

Barely any change in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending in February was an estimated £9.5 billion, according to the Council...

OneSavings appoints interim CEO

Jeremy Wood has been made interim CEO of OneSavings Bank Plc, subject to FSA...

Brokers offered free software trial

Mortgage brokers are now eligible for a a free three-month, no obligation trial for...

Rival sourcing system welcomes OFT decision

Independent sourcing system provider Orbiter has backed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) move...

Consumer Panel to become 15-strong

The Financial Services Consumer Panel has announced two new appointments and one retirement. This is...

February rise for rents

Rents rose for the first time so far in 2011 in February, according to...

Nadir for consumer confidence

The Nationwide has reported that consumer confidence continued to deteriorate in February and has...

C&G to close intermediary business

Cheltenham & Gloucester will no longer accept mortgage business via brokers from the end...

Target appoints servicing head

Target Group has appointed Sian McDermott as head of financial servicing. McDermott will manage the...

John Charcol sees jump in fixed rate popularity

John Charcol has reported a sharp rise in the take-up of fixed rates in...

BSA outlines Budget wish list

The Building Societies Association (BSA) wants the government to review Stamp Duty in the...

Property Ombudsman calls for PRS regulation

The Property Ombudsman has called for more control over the actions of residential lettings...

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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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Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

Zoopla warns cost pressures mean housing targets are at risk

The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...

UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

United Trust Bank has unveiled a package of bridging loan changes aimed at making...