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Merlin fails to provide magic solution to SME funding

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has given a cautious welcome to the news...

RICS publishes manifesto for Wales

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Wales has called for help for...

Bridgewater unveils stakeholder website

Bridgewater Equity Release is targeting equity release sector stakeholders with its new website. The site...

Welsh estate agent has ad banned

A Welsh estate agent has had a regional press advert banned following a complaint...

Aegon UK hires group marketing director

Aegon UK has appointed Paul McMahon as Aegon UK group marketing director. He joins...

No sign of swap rates reversing recent rise

Fixed mortgage rates are at a six-month high, according to finance website Moneyfacts.co.uk It says...

Screen Business acquired by 1st Exchange & N4

1st Exchange & N4 has acquired Screen Business, a developer of websites and internet...

New landlord mortgages from the NLA

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has announced a new range of fixed and variable...

MortgageStream reaches v.8.0

MortgageStream has launched a new version of its lead management, point of sale and...

Christmas and bad weather boost January valuations

January saw a 27% increase in valuation activity year-on-year, according to latest research by...

Comms appointments at Zurich UK

Zurich UK has made three senior appointments in the communications team within its life...

Zoopla enters top 100

Zoopla.co.uk has claimed it is now the second most popular property website in the...

Brilliant and Kensington resume relationship

Kensington Mortgages is the latest addition to the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lending panel. The...

New firm aims to save £1bn for commercial property owners

A new capital allowance claims company is looking to claim back £5 billion worth...

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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...