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CML doubts extent of HIP suspension effect

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) does not expect the suspension of the Home...

Don’t over-rely on credit-scoring says L&G

Legal & General Network has called for more lenders to take a flexible approach...

Another wave of withdrawn permissions

The FSA has announced a further five withdrawals of permissions over unpaid fees. Parkers, from...

Major growth in regulated business for Tiuta

Specialist lender Tiuta say that 30% of all business it received is now is...

Relief for BTL landlords?

In his &lta href=&quothttps://mortgagesoup.co.uk/blog-post.php?id=34&blogname=kensington&quot&gtlatest blog post&lt/a&gt, Kensington's Alex Hammond argues thatany fiscal encouragement of...

ANALYSIS: Are the Olympics a commercial property investment opportunity?

Anthony Wyld, head of marketing, Tritax, looks at the possibilities 2012 could bring When news...

Quality not cost of insurance key to brokers

The quality of coverage ranks higher than price amongst brokers when recommending insurance policies...

Building Society merger goes through

The merger of the Skipton and Chesham building societies has gone ahead. The enlarged Skipton...

Largemortgageloans.com launches consumer iPhone app

Largemortgageloans.com has become the latest firm to unveil an application for the Apple iPhone...

Sainsbury’s Finance gets new CEO

David Fisher has been appointed to the position of CEO for Sainsbury's Finance after...

May sees 13.6% rise in houses put up for sale

Further evidence has been produced to show the UK housing market received a positive...

April house prices up 0.2%

The April data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price increase...

Commercial property sales referral business unveiled

Michael Clapper's Clapper Holdings vehicle has embarked upon a joint venture with Werth Associates...

Platform improves broker site

Platform has launched its new &lta href=&quothttp://www.platform.co.uk&quot&gtwebsite for intermediaries&lt/a&gt. The specialist lender says improvements include...

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Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

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...

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Generation X faces retirement squeeze with smaller pensions than parents

Generation X risks becoming the first cohort to retire with less financial security than...

Leasehold reforms stall as sector warns of ‘real-world consequences’

The government is under mounting pressure to accelerate leasehold reform as the body representing...

Zoopla warns cost pressures mean housing targets are at risk

The government’s flagship target to deliver 1.5m new homes over the next five years...

UTB cuts bridging loan minimum and lowers regulated rates

United Trust Bank has unveiled a package of bridging loan changes aimed at making...