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Remember to run background checks: NLA

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has reminding landlords to carry out background checks on...

AFI changes rates and adds 5-year deal for FTBs

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) changing selected rates at 60%, 70% and 75% LTV across...

Crystal Mortgages promises auction offer within four hours

Crystal Mortgages has launched Auction Finance Special, a new service which it claims will...

Make-up of new IMLA board revealed

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has announced its 2012 executive board. Following its Annual...

Virgin Money to buy Northern Rock

Virgin Money is to buy Northern Rock for an initial outlay of £747 million. The...

New low for consumer confidence

Consumer confidence continued to fall in October, the Nationwide Building Society has reported. According to...

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation becomes NACFB patron

Lancashire Mortgage Corporation has become a patron of the National Association of Commercial Finance...

Accord unveils &’039low fee&’039 85% LTV deals

Accord Mortgages has launched a new range of low-fee 85% LTV products for borrowers...

Saffron BS provides funding line for Masthaven

Masthaven Bridging Finance has entered into a facility agreement with Saffron Building Society. The mutual...

CML wants extension of FTB stamp duty concession

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is urging the government to announce a reprieve...

Apps down by almost 10%: MAB

Mortgage applications were down by 9.4% in October, according to the latest National Mortgage...

FTBs increasingly resourceful in deposit-raising

Santander Mortgages research has highlighted the lengths aspiring first time buyers are going to...

Precise Mortgages to launch north of the border

Precise Mortgages is making its complete product range available in Scotland on Friday 18...

The Newcastle targets FTBs with deposit saving account

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has launched a new savings account to help prospective...

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Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 13

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 12

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

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Mortgage leaders urge sector to take part in ED&I survey

Senior figures from Mortgage Advice Bureau, Legal & General and Coreco have urged mortgage...

The Right Mortgage adds TAB to lender panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist property finance lender TAB to...

LSL signals further profit growth as market steadies after refinancing surge

LSL Property Services has said it expects to deliver further profit growth in 2026,...

Nadine Coyle and AJ Odudu to headline Sort Ball

Sort Group has announced Nadine Coyle and AJ Odudu as the headline acts for...

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