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The Coventry unveils four-year fix

Coventry Intermediaries has launched new fixed rate mortgages including a four-year fixed rate available...

Economic uncertainly sees fall in consumer confidence

There was a small dip in consumer confidence in July, the Nationwide has reported. According...

Bridging constitutes under 1% of mortgage market, claims Montello

Bridging financier Montello has estimated that the current 'loan book' for the UK bridging...

Jailed broker banned by FSA

The FSA has banned a mortgage broker who has been convicted of financial crime...

More turning to mortgage brokers

An increasing number of borrowers are seeking out professional advice for the first time,...

Zenith reaches 1,000 adviser milestone

Over 1,000 advisers are now writing their protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's Zenith...

NatWest IS adds products and cuts rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has launched three new mortgages in its corporate range and made...

The Bucks unveils three-year stepped deal

Buckinghamshire Building Society is offering a new stepped discount mortgage. The only remaining local Building...

Santander calculates costs of catchment areas

Moving into the catchment area of a good school is becoming an increasingly important...

Zurich hires duo for high net worth team

Zurich has appointed Lennox Bunting as London market manager and Alan Gorman as senior...

Stockport broker loses FSA permissions

A mortgage broker is to lose its permissions over RMAR failings. Total Independent Mortgages Limited...

Cashback bolsters Northern Rock&’039s BTL business

Northern Rock says it has witnessed a marked increase in the volume of new...

Cuts to Woolwich fixed rates

Barclays has made cuts of up to 0.41 percentage points to 60% of its...

Strange departure from AIFA

Andrew Strange, Policy Director of AIFA, AMI and AFB, is to leave the organisations. He...

COMMENT

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,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

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

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

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

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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