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No cheer from seasonal lending figures

Gross mortgage lending in November was 5% down on October's figure at an estimated...

How rosy is the remortgage recovery?

From some of the coverage being lavished on it recently, it appears that the...

Search firm’s registration suspended by PCCB

The Property Codes Compliance Board (PCCB) has suspended the registration of Ms K &...

Deposit guarantee limit to rise to £85k

The FSA says the new deposit compensation limit for the United Kingdom will rise...

New bonus rules would make large mortgages hard to get

32% of IFAs say that their clients are expecting at least half of their...

OFT takes action against payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed requirements on payday lender Safeloans Limited,...

FSA changes Remuneration Code

The FSA has published a revised Remuneration Code to take into account changes required...

Confidence of London buyers on the wane?

The average LTV on London purchase mortgage applications in November was 63.7%, down from...

Rents end the year on a high

Rents rose for the 10th consecutive month, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from...

AFB could be shut down or merged with AMI

The director of the Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) says it's not inconceivable the...

Fixed rates continue rise in popularity

The percentage of people choosing fixed rate over variable rate mortgages (purchase and remortgage)...

Scottish Equitable fined £2.8m plus £60m customer redress

The FSA has fined Scottish Equitable Plc £2.8 million for causing "significant consumer detriment""...

Firm hit for trading without a CCL

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has secured a conviction against London North Securities...

New associate member at the CML

Oriel Securities has joined the Council of Mortgages Lenders (CML) as an associate member. Oriel...
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What the agents say: 2026 housing market predictions

Next year should be a year of steady progress for the housing market. After a challenging 2025 where we saw little to no house...

Graham McClelland on Britain’s broken mortgage market

When Graham McClelland, the youthful and quietly intense chief executive of Gen H, arrived at the City of London office of the fast-growing mortgage...

Younger consumers are ready for protection. So why aren’t we reaching them?

For years, the protection market has assumed that younger adults are less engaged with financial risk planning. Yet the latest findings from Bruised Britain...

The buy-to-let market continues to defy expectations

Perception and reality are often mistaken for one another. That is especially true in the buy-to-let market, where sentiment frequently diverges from what is...

Advisers are missing a clear chance to help clients with survey advice

For years, advisers have often seen surveys as something outside their core work. Some did not know enough about them. Some were unsure how...

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Economy

MPs launch inquiry into OBR’s first 15 years

The Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry to reflect on the Office for Budget...
Commercial mortgages

Atom backs investor’s move into commercial property with £3m warehouse loan

Atom bank has completed a £3 million commercial mortgage to support an established residential...
Buy-to-let

CHL Mortgages widens upper LTV range with new fixed-rate options

CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has expanded its upper loan-to-value range with a series of...
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Swansea Building Society expands West Wales leadership remit

Swansea Building Society has promoted Sioned Jones to area manager, West Wales, with effect...

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