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Firms regaining faith in their business prospects

Lloyds TSB Commercial has reported that UK businesses are showing signs of rekindled confidence...

Tenant demand levels likely to continue

Paragon Mortgages says yields in the private rented sector have continued to improve as...

Inertia offers MortgageProtector Solo access

Paymentshield's new Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance product MortgageProtector Solo is now available on the...

Home Buyer Systems unveils SRB system

Home Buyer Systems has claimed the title of first supplier in the market to...

Land Registry criticised for fees hike

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Prime lenders should get into non-conforming, argues Crown

Crown Mortgage Management has echoed the FSA's defence of specialist lenders and argues the...

CML: there’s more to pricing than swap rates

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has moved to explain how lenders price their products. The...

Cable slams government’s &quotutter confusion&quot

Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor Vince Cable has claimed that UKFI's strategy is &quotschizophrenic&quot and...

Buyer enquiry upturn boosts surveyor confidence

Surveyors' optimism has increased following signs that activity in the housing market is picking...

Bibby boosts Northern presence

Invoice finance provider Bibby Financial Services has appointed Mark Storey as managing director for...

UK households have £3k investment in bailed-out banks

UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI), the company set up to manage the Government's investments...

Another broker banned for fraud

The FSA has banned Essex mortgage broker Daniel Esqulant for submitting four mortgage applications...

B2L investors looking to expand portfolios

83% of UK mortgage brokers say buy-to-let investors believe that now is a prime...

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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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The value of building societies: 250 years of mutual success

A key anniversary reflects how far the building society movement has come — and how individual societies like Hinckley & Rugby continue to deliver At...

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Berkeley Alexander appoints new BDM

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has announced the appointment of Grant Robinson as a...

Newcastle for Intermediaries adds three-year fix range to mortgage offering

Newcastle for Intermediaries has introduced a new range of three-year fixed rate products. It said...

Mortgage product availability surpasses 25,000 for the first time

The number of mortgage products available in the UK has reached an all-time high,...

ASG Finance launches loan for HNW investors

ASG Finance has introduced its latest funding initiative: the ‘Base Rate Beater’ secured investment...