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BSA encouraged by low complaint levels

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has welcomed the news that complaints about mutuals remains...

Linx FS launches Shoebox

Linx FS has unveiled Shoebox, a free online consumer platform which allows mortgage and...

Leeds’ chief executive to step down

Ian Ward is retiring from his position as chief executive of Leeds Building Society...

LV= appointment &quotkey&quot to equity release strategy

LV= has appointed Clare Lucas as equity release product development manager. She joins the...

CCTA partners with Callcredit

The Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA) has launched a strategic partnership with Callcredit Information...

Street joins CML executive committee

Keith Street, head of Kensington, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the...

Phoebus supports Link relaunch

Phoebus Software is providing the front origination technology behind the relaunch of Link Loans. The...

New chief executive at mutual

Holloway Friendly has promoted Martin Collins to chief executive, taking over from David Macgregor. Holloway...

AEGON unveils new strap line

AEGON UK has introduced a new strap line: 'Be ready for life', to help...

Bridging Finance (NW) sees large rise in turnover

Merseyside short term lender, Bridging Finance (NW) Ltd, has reported a 41% rise in...

IFAs recommend commercial not residential property investment

A new survey of IFAs has found they think their clients should consider commercial...

Source extends quote guarantee period

2010-05-27 07:49

New MD for Equifax

Equifax has announced the appointment of a new managing director for its UK business....

OFT looks at barriers to banking

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a UK-wide review of barriers to...

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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...