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House prices up 0.4%: Land Registry

July house prices were up 0.4% on June, according to the latest Land Registry...

House sales buck previous months’ trend

The number of house sales in the UK in August increased by 0.9% compared...

Age Partnership adopts Mortgage Brain package

Age Partnership has selected Mortgage Brain's package of point-of-sale, mortgage sourcing and electronic trading...

Sesame Bankhall Group adds exam support tools

Sesame and Bankhall members now have access to a qualifications matrix. It is designed...

Strong demand for rented property

RICS has reported that the lettings market remains buoyant, as increased tenant demand and...

Consumer credit down 8% year-on-year

Falling credit demand is due to lack of consumer confidence in the economy, the...

The Leeds cuts five-yr fix by 0.65%

Leeds Building Society has launched a new direct-only five-year fixed mortgage range at 3.94%,...

Bridger funds Lotto shortfall

Masthaven Bridging Finance has this week completed on a £1.25 million loan for a...

Barclays launches loyalty mortgage offering

On 2 September Barclays is launching a loyalty mortgage scheme for its existing customers. Barclays...

HML has platform to diversify: S&P

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed its above average rating of HML as...

Remortgaging remain in doldrums: Charcol.co.uk

The proportion of mortgage purchases is at its highest level for a number of...

Couples unaware of retirement plans

The Prudential is concerned that UK couples could be risking an old age in...

AfI to cut fixed rates

Abbey for Intermediaries will tomorrow lower the rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages...

MD Pensions Solutions to offer investment advice

MD Pension Solutions has signalled its intent to broaden its offering to include investment...

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When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

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Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

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Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...

Loans Warehouse joins L&G Mortgage Club panel 

Loans Warehouse has been added to the L&G Mortgage Club’s Referral Pro panel. The Hertfordshire-based...

FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...