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£500 off fees for Clydesdale account holders

Clydesdale Bank has unveiled a mortgage offer exclusively for its Signature Account customers. Holders of...

Rise in numbers using plastic to pay mortgage

Over two million people have used credit cards to pay their mortgage or rent,...

NatWest IS unveils new fixes

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is adding two new fixed rate mortgages to its core range...

MBO looming at Mortgageforce

Mortgageforce is weeks away from completing a management buyout of the company - amid...

NACFB to hold asset finance event

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) is to hold the first NACFB...

New high net worth insurance service unveiled

Chartered insurance broker Cowens Survival Capability has launched a new service offering aimed at...

Personal insolvency levels flatten

Levels of personal insolvency are starting to fall after a steady upward trend over...

Slight rise in new mortgage lending: BoE

Mortgage lending rose £0.8 billion in November, compared to a £1.2 billion increase in...

Landlords expect rents to rise this year

41% of landlords plan to increase rents during 2011, with 55% planning to keep...

Getting out of your comfort zone

Workshops should take advisers out of their comfort zones, argues Peter Welch, head of...

Did you end the year with quiet optimism?

We're unlikely to see many changes to the market in 2011, argues Bob Young,...

FSA withdraws permissions of pair of firms

Two mortgage outfits have had their permissions withdrawn by the FSA. The Mortgage Company (1992)...

Surrey remains most expensive county

The Welsh county of Conwy recorded the biggest rise in house prices among all...

House prices remained flat over 2010

House prices were up marginally at the end of 2010, as they rose by...

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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...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

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Blackstone and Pluto Finance launch £2bn real estate partnership

Blackstone has struck a £2 billion partnership with Pluto Finance to expand its presence...

Property chief urges Reeves to prioritise housing reforms in Budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged to use next month’s Autumn Budget to deliver decisive...

Remortgage completions fall sharply as borrowers face higher payments

The number of remortgage completions fell by more than a quarter in August as...

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...