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ANALYSIS: Signs of green shoots in commercial property

Guy Garrard, head of business development at Tiuta, looks at the state of the...

OPINION: bleak future for one man band conveyancers

Eddie Goldsmith, senior partner at Goldsmith Williams, argues the case for large conveyancers The newly...

BoE: mixed mortgage picture continues

There were 56,215 loan approvals for house purchase in September, according to the Bank...

GMAC-RFC hit by large FSA fine

GMAC-RFC has been fined £2.8 million by the FSA for unfair treatment of customers...

Protection IFAs only slightly more confident than before

Legal & General's fourth report in a quarterly series looking at IFA confidence levels...

Two-year exclusive unveiled by PMS

PMS is offering a two-year, fees-free exclusive remortgage only product with First Active available...

MMR will force brokers to take whole-market view: HBS

Home Buyer Systems is predicting a huge demand from brokers for whole-of market mortgage...

Rock restructuring agreed by EC

The European Commission (EC) has approved a package of measures to support the restructuring...

RBSIP brings out cuts and new range

RBS Intermediary Partners has introduced new deals to its intermediary mortgage range and reduced...

Flex customers get increase in exclusive deals

Nationwide Building Society is expanding the range of special offers available exclusively to customers...

Swinton hit by FSA fine over ‘flawed’ PPI sales processes

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Xit2 gets new MD

Mark Blackwell has been appointed the new managing director of Xit2. Blackwell was appointed as...

Bank of China joins lender body

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has confirmed that Bank of China (UK) has...

Platform reduces exclusive rates

Platform has cut rates by up to 0.45% on a number of its exclusive...

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Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

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Mortgage affordability continues to weaken

January saw a weakening in mortgage affordability weakened for the second month in a...

FCA to investigate effectiveness of pure protection market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is undertaking a market study to look into how...

New Skipton cashback mortgage to help those who miss stamp duty deadline

To support those who don’t manage to complete their house purchase before the stamp...

MT Finance ups maximum LTV on HMO product

MT Finance has increased the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) to 80% on its buy-to-let small...