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ScotProv retains 5-star rating

Protection provider Scottish Provident has been awarded the maximum 5 Star Rating by Defaqto...

MMR must not wreck mortgage activity: AMI

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has called on the FSA to ensure its...

Repossessions hit 14-year high

Repossession figures for 2009 reached a 14-year high, but arrears and possessions declined in...

Y3S consolidates secured loan brands

The Y3S Group has reported that the merger of two of its subsidiaries has...

Bad weather fails to dent house sales: NAEA

The National Association of Estate Agent's market report for January suggests that despite some...

Tenants struggle to pay rent

55% of members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) have seen an...

TrigoldCrystal offers backup and Exchange services

Through a new partnership with RISC Group, TrigoldCrystal is offering new services including Online...

B2L remortgaging continues its decline

Paragon Mortgages has revealed the proportion of landlords remortgaging their investment properties continued to...

Aviva retirement study paints worrying picture

Aviva research has revealed that those approaching retirement have finances in far worse shape...

SLS offers fast bridging product with Lowry Capital

Savills Lending Solutions (SLS) has launched a rapid bridging product called Express Bridge. The product,...

Yorkshire unveils its lowest ever fixed rate

Yorkshire Building Society has launched its lowest ever two-year fixed rate mortgage at 3.09%,...

High Court liquidates two land banking firms

Two companies that mis-sold green belt land for investment to the public have been...

OFT consults over estate agents and credit lenders

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is consulting on its future approach to supervising...

Protected: Half of lenders expect 5% rise in repossessions

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...