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Two senior appointments at Platform

Platform has made to additions to its management team as it looks to grow...

New fixed offsets from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a range of two-year fixed rate offset mortgages from...

CHL sees improvement in arrears

CHL Mortgages has reported an improving arrears position across its entire buy-to-let and homeloan...

Link Loans cuts second charge rates

Link Loans has made rate reductions on all of its products that are available...

Aldermore lending plans revealed

Aldermore has published details of its residential and buy-to-let mortgage range, which it says...

Landlords concerned over proposed CGT increases

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has called for capital gains from the sale of...

Aviva appoints broker line head

Sam Hudson has been appointed head of broker personal lines for Aviva. He has previously...

Cattles posts £745m loss

Cattles Plc has reported a pre-tax loss of £745.2 million for 2008 (2007 restated:...

AIFA posts wish list for government

AIFA has set out its priorities for the new government. Chris Cummings, director general, AIFA...

Bank charge gripes behind rise in complaints

The FSA has reported a significant increase in complaints to regulated firms in the...

Housing market sees post-Budget bounce

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported an increase in buyers and...

Guarantor mortgages a solution for FTBs?

The Stafford Railway Building Society is arguing that prospective first-time buyers, struggling to get...

AToM appoints commercial head

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM) has appointed Peter Turner as director of its...

Public keeps the faith in advice despite global crisis

Borrowers' faith in independent financial advice remains, despite the difficulty in getting mortgage, according...

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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...