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Price and affordability index launches on Monday

FindaProperty.com is launching its new House Price and Affordability Index on Monday 14 September....

H&C bags In Retirement business

Equity release specialist Home & Capital has taken over In Retirement Services' portfolio of...

Paaleads.com partners with leading network Sesame

All Sesame members to benefit from bespoke service and free access to Leadreporter.com Paaleads.com, moneysupermarket.com's...

First criminal prosecution for mortgage broker

Mortgage broker Vijay Kumar Sharma has been fined £6,000 at a magistrate's court in...

Birmingham venue for landlord conference

Details of the National Landlords Association's National Conference 2009 have been revealed. It will...

Semi-exclusive offer from TMA

The Mortgage Alliance is offering two semi-exclusive two-year fixed rate homebuyer and remortgage products...

Buy-to-let partnership deal

Smartlandlord.co.uk has partneered with Property Portfolio Software to allow both firms to promote each...

Kent advisers fined £14,000

A Kent financial advice firm has been fined £14,000 by the FSA for failing...

More brokers charging fees

Three out of five mortgage intermediaries have already started charging their clients fees for...

Campaign to help struggling homeowners

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has welcomed the launch of a new national campaign...

Barclays hit by £2.45m fine

The FSA has fined Barclays Capital Securities and Barclays Bank £2.45m for failing to...

Only five new mortgages in August

The number of mortgage schemes available to intermediaries remained stable in August according to...

Link MD leaves to start own venture

John Mclean, managing director of Link Lending, is leaving the firm to set up...

John Cupis joins AMI board

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries has appointed John Cupis, Sesame's managing director of mortgages...

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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...

Top five reasons why renters should consider short-term protection insurance

In an unpredictable world, financial security can often feel like a luxury, especially for renters who may already juggle living expenses, rent payments, and...

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Seven out of 10 homebuyers likely to miss stamp duty deadline

Seven out of 10 (71%) homebuyers with accepted offers expect to miss the 31st...

First-time buyer mortgage sales declined in London over the past decade

First-time buyer mortgage sales in London declined significantly between 2013 and 2023, as increasing...

UTB appoints BDM for the north and Scotland

Fran Arnold has joined the sales team at United Trust Bank Mortgages as business...

International demand for UK property investment ‘more diverse than expected’

The UK property market is attracting investment from a much broader range of international...