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Skipton Group’s mortgage lending up 18%

Operating profit at the Skipton Group increased by 94%, from £18 million to £35...

Zurich appoints director of personal lines broker business

Zurich has appointed Gareth Howell as director of its UK personal lines broker business. He...

Nationwide reprices fixed rate range

Nationwide has made rate changes to its two-year, three-year and five-year fixed rate mortgages...

Use kids’ board to overpay mortgage, parents told

First direct has suggested that parents could make a dent in their borrowing if...

Omnii Solutions signs up 500 users for CheckIT

Omnii Solutions has reached the 500 broker registration mark for its CheckIT client credit...

TBMC unveils 75% BTL exclusive at 3.99%

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage product with Hinckley & Rugby Building...

DB Mortgages first to be fined for irresponsible lending

The FSA has fined DB Mortgages, part of the Deutsche Bank Group, £840,000 for...

Duo join Ageas Protect

Ageas Protect has made two appointments in its protection business. The firm, previously known as...

CHL Mortgages partners with Goldsmith Williams

Goldsmith Williams has been appointed as a legal provider to specialist lender CHL Mortgages. The...

Sale and rent back advice slammed by Which?

Which? has reported two sale and rent back (SRB) firms to the FSA following...

ABI updates CI best practice wording

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has publishes an updated Statement of Best Practice...

Paymentshield reintroduces ‘unemployment only’ MPPI option

Paymentshield has restored its unemployment only option on its mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI)...

LBG sets aside £500m for mortgage contract review

Lloyds Banking Group has a provision of £500 million to deal with a mortgage...

Brits saving more for the big things in life

People are consistently underestimating the cost of life's big events, according to new research...
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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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The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...
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UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

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

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