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ASA bans moneysupermarket.com advert

Moneysupermarket.com has had one of its TV adverts banned. A TV ad, for the price...

SMS unveils file checking service

Solent Mortgage Services has formally launched a product suitability file checking service through its...

FSA wants 10% increase in funding

The FSA's proposed Annual Funding Requirement (AFR) for 2011/12 is 10.1% greater than for...

Brokers &quotoptimistic&quot about 2011 business prospects: Platform

Intermediary confidence for 2011 has improved, Platform has reported. Its Index of Mortgage Intermediaries...

Connells adds Accord to panel

Accord Mortgages has been added to Connells' lender panel. Accord had an existing relationship with...

The Ark Financial Leads unveils proposition

The Ark Financial Leads has launched as a lead provider across the mortgage and...

New lead website promises &quotfair pricing&quot

A new website has launched with the aim to provide high quality mortgage leads...

N&P raises certain LTVs to 85%

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has increased the loan to value (LTV) on...

First Direct opts for Countrywide valuation service

Countrywide is supplying a tailored valuation service to First Direct. It is now providing Homebuyer...

Mortgage Promotions latest Largemortgageloans.com partner

Largemortgageloans.com has agreed with Mortgage Promotions to deliver its large loan referral service to...

Average house price in England and Wales now £163,814

The December data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Loans Warehouse adds Central Lending to second charge panel

Loans Warehouse has added Central Lending Limited to its secured loan lending panel. Central Lending,...

Tiuta offers 0.89% pcm bridging loan

Tiuta has improved the rate on its residential bridge product to 0.89% per calendar...

Tenet claims exam outperformance

Tenet claims that its 2010 exam results indicate that advisers are on average 50%...

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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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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...

More2life urges FCA to act on later life mortgage barriers

More2life has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s recognition of later life lending as a...