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ANALYSIS: more questions than answers for FTBs

First time buyers face a number of contradictory indicators, writes Phil Whitehouse, head of...

Intermediaries back CGT rise

A survey of over 300 mortgage brokers in the two weeks before Budget found...

N4 acquired by 1st Exchange

Technology solutions provider 1st Exchange has acquired N4 Solutions (N4), the provider of financial...

CGT to 28%: Reaction

There has been a mixed response the the Budget announcement to raise Capital Gains...

CML unsurprised by Budget &quotpain&quot

Michael Coogan, director general of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says he is...

Allianz offers brokers Defaqto insurance tool

Allianz Insurance has launched an online comparison service for brokers on its eBroker website...

Arrears continue downward trend

The FSA's latest Mortgage Lending Data for the United Kingdom covering the period Q1...

The Budget – as it happened

As CliveTyldesleynever tires of saylng, 'here we go again'... &ltstrong&gtGeorge Osborne&lt/strong&gt is at the dispatch...

All in Property introduces GPS system

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Woolwich rates to be reduced

Barclays is cutting rates on its Woolwich mortgages by up to 0.70% tomorrow. The reductions...

LV= improves Mortgage & Lifestyle Protection proposition

LV= has improved the flexibility and lowered the pricing on its Mortgage & Lifestyle...

Deal with mortgage finance drought, Osborne told

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) wants George Osborne to tackle the shortage of...

Gulf between landlords’ desires and realities

The number of landlords looking to buy residential property for investment purposes has nearly...

Average 2-yr fix is now 4.52%

Mortgage rates are at a seven-year low, as the average rate on two-year fixed...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

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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Carter Jonas warns housing reforms ‘far from sufficient’ to tackle crisis

The government must go further than its initial wave of planning reforms if it...

South London dominates list of most popular London boroughs for buyers and renters

South London has emerged as the capital’s most sought-after area for both buyers and...

Household incomes fall nearly 9% in three years as tax and inflation bite

Households are nearly 9% worse off than they were before the pandemic, according to...

Millions of adults trapped at home as 98% priced out of first homes

Almost five million adults in Britain are unable to move out of their parents’...