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FSA withdraws permissions over RMAR failings

The FSA has told three firms it is cancelling its Part IV permissions. Active Mortgage...

Scottish private economy returns to growth

While the Scottish private sector economy returned to growth during the first month of...

Rental properties being snapped up more quickly

Countrywide has reported that UK private rental properties are being let within 15 days...

Only 40,600 transactions in January

There were further falls in house prices in January, according to the latest LSL...

Just Retirement Solutions partners with Age UK Enterprises

Age UK Enterprises has claimed that 66% of those aged 60 and over own...

Large rise in £1m property sales

2011-02-11 13:05

Mortgage market stabilised in 2010: CML

There were 529,300 loans advanced for house purchase in 2010, worth £77.1 billion, an...

Santander offers new first-time buyer product

2011/02/11 07:51

YBS appoints buy-to-let chief

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Jeremy Law as head of buy-to-let. He will be responsible...

Corporate insolvency consultation begins

The Insolvency Service has embarked upon a 12-week consultation seeking views on proposals put...

V Loans to distribute new Prestige secured loans

V Loans says it is one of a handful of distributors for Prestige Finance's...

Second charge repossessions also down

The number of repossessions for second-charge mortgages fell by 41.1% in 2010, compared with...

LibDem treasury spokesman quits after scathing Merlin comments

Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman in the House of Lords, Lord Oakshott, has stood down...

Borro added to AMPD panel

The Association of Mortgage Packagers and Distributors (AMPD) has added borro to its panel...

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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...