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GW backs Which? HIP findings

Direct conveyancing firm Goldsmith Williams has highligted the recent Which? report, which it believes...

London Town helps Commercial First clients

Pub company London Town has teamed up with Commercial First to provide a free...

5.35% five-year fix from the the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new, direct-only five-year fixed rate mortgage available from...

Interest-only borrowers missing out on savings

Moneysupermarket.com has reported that 23% of mortgage holders are currently only paying off the...

Modest improvement in mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending has continued to improve slightly, totalling around £16 billion in July,...

Crystal appoints ops head

Crystal Mortgages has unveiled David Parke as its first director of operations. Parke joined the...

C&G gets temporary reprieve

Lloyds Banking Group is reviewing its planned decision the completely shut the Cheltenham &...

ASA bans sale and rent back advertorial

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a sale and rent back advert from...

New area sales chief for Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of Jaki Platt, as area sales...

Proportion of FTBs on the slide, says Connells

In the first quarter of 2009, 58% of Connells' valuations were for first time...

Debt management firm expands referral network

Manchester-based debt management company, The Debt Advisor, has been selected by support service provider,...

Zurich improves protection proposition

Zurich is introducing a number of changes to its critical illness cover which apply...

Paymentshield selects Promise

Promise Solutions has been added to Paymentshield's panel as the preferred provider of secured...

OPINION: We need more detail from the Tories

The Tories need to explain themselves, argues Joanne Smith, chief executive & creative officer...

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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...

Credit search vs credit scoring

The terms credit score and credit check are often used interchangeably by consumers, many of whom assume they mean the same thing. Yet understanding...

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Advice Guru partners with Pure Retirement to support broker education

Financial adviser learning platform Advice Guru has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Pure...

Nationwide ups LTV limits for interest-only and foreign national borrowers

Nationwide has announced changes to its mortgage lending criteria, increasing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV)...

Lloyds expects swell in completions ahead of stamp duty deadline

Lloyds Banking Group anticipates a 50% growth in property completions this month as buyers...

Satchell the latest to leave HTB bridging division

Lorenzo Satchell has become the latest senior member of the bridging team at Hampshire...