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PPI redress causes loss for Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group has posted a loss of £3.251 billion for the first six...

New buy-to-let deal from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has added a new product to its buy-to-let range. It is a 3.99%...

Borro wins international award

Borro has been awarded a Distinguished Honouree medal for Company of the Year in...

YBS moves into &’039track and fix&’039 field

Yorkshire Building Society is now offering an online mortgage product which will allow customers...

Woolwich rates to be cut (although rises at 70% LTV)

Barclays is cutting mortgage rates again tomorrow. It says that over 40% of its Woolwich...

MGM Advantage appoints CRO

David Gulland will join MGM Advantage as its chief risk officer on 26 September...

Market survives summer lull

The housing market has withstood the usual seasonal slowdown in July, according to the...

Accord buy-to-let pilot in London and SE

Yorkshire Building Society has moved into the buy-to-let mortgage market via its intermediary lending...

Losses down at Northern Rock

Northern Rock has reported reduced losses of £68.5 million for the first six months...

£752m in property owned by pensioners

Retired homeowners have total property wealth owned outright of up to £752.1 billion despite...

Nationwide slashes five-year fixes rates

Nationwide Building Society has cut all five-year fixed mortgage rates by 0.10 percentage points...

Precise moves to improve criteria

Precise Mortgages has made changes to its criteria. It has introduced an interest-only option across...

TBMC unveils new buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched an exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal with Leeds Building Society. The product is...

HPI to hold another servicing forum

Hatfield Philips International (HPI) is to hold its annual Client Servicer Forum on 12...

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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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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...

The Beverley joins Brilliant Solutions mortgage club panel

Beverley Building Society has joined the Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club lender panel in a...

Together hires strategy chief to support growth plans

Together has appointed Russell Anderson as chief strategy officer as the specialist lender looks...

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