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Average London property worth £310,640

The average house price in England and Wales during August was £155,968. The Land Registry...

Directorial appointment at Phoebus

Mortgage lender IT provider Phoebus Software has announced Mick Woodall has joined the company...

Uplift in commercial business

Mortgages for Business has reported that enquiries to its commercial mortgage packager arm increased...

Tiuta offers HMO product with Commercial Processing UK

Tiuta is offering a new facility for landlords and investors with Houses in Multiple...

Homeowners ill-prepared for redundancy

70% of homeowners would be able to survive for up to three months should...

Assurant Intermediary enhances IPOS portal

Assurant Intermediary has made further improvements to its online insurance quotation and application portal,IPOS,...

Businesses improving payment performance

August saw the biggest month-to-month improvement in the time it takes companies in the...

Remutualise the Rock: BSA

The Building Societies Association (BSA) says there a strong case for converting failed banks...

ARLA: rental market stabilising

Demand in the rental market has returned for the first time since the recession...

The Mansfield introduces new tracker

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a Bank of England Bank Rate (BBR) tracker...

OFT’s refusal of credit licence upheld on appeal

The Consumer Credit Appeal Tribunal has upheld the OFT's refusal to grant a credit...

COMMENT: Time to take off the rose-tinted glasses

Peter Beaumont, chief executive of Residential Property Solutions, wants intermediaries to capitalise on sale...

MIF: How to start charging fees, and the legal side of equity release

Derek McGuire looks at recent highlights from the Marketing Innovation Forum. &ltb&gtHow do I begin...

Borrowers continue faith in variable deals

41.9% of borrowers elected to take a fixed rate in August, the lowest number...

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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,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

Twenty7tec to address ‘burning issues’ in webinars

Twenty7tec has launched a new webinar series, bringing together industry figures to debate the...