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Lending still subdued by stamp duty holiday end

The annual growth in the banks' net mortgage lending of 4.3% (slightly lower than...

MD Pension Solutions teams up with Y3S Debt Rescue

MD Pension Solutions has set up a strategic affiliation with Y3S Debt Rescue to...

Complete adds two experienced intermediary consultants

Complete Mortgage & Loan Services Ltd has added two business consultants to its sales...

£341m pre-tax profit at the Nationwide

many of our mortgage borrowers have enjoyed a very low Base Mortgage Rate (BMR) and others have benefited from our pledge not to enforce the contractual tracker floor rate. On the savings side

Mobile Britain a fallacy?

New research for Santander Mortgages has found that 31% of British adults now live...

Footie fans reluctant to cut costs despite debt problems

Only one in 10 would consider cutting their football season ticket if they had...

COMMENT: take complaints seriously

It's important to take complaints seriously, argues Bob Young, managing director of Capital Home...

Equity still matters even to those staying put

Analysis by HSBC indicates that in the current environment, the amount of equity you...

New deals from Co-op and Britannia

The Co-operative Bank and Britannia are launching new mortgage products tomorrow. Available from 26 May,...

TrigoldCrystal puts more training videos on YouTube

TrigoldCrystal has published more training videos for Prospector, CRM, and other products. The latest videos...

NLA rolls out accreditation

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched its national roll out of the NLA...

Rise in landlords’ portfolio valuations

Paragon Mortgages' Trends research shows that the average value of landlords' portfolios rose by...

Berry enters triathlon for Leukaemia Research

Jason Berry, from general insurance specialist Safe&Secure Insurance, is to take part in a...

ADVICE: considering one’s options

Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA), offers some advice for those intermediaries...

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COMMENT

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...