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Absolute takes bigger offices as demand increases

Specialist business financier Absolute Invoice Finance has moved to larger premises, taking 4,057 square...

NACFB please with commercial Expo response

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has branded its Commercial Finance Expo...

Fifth rate cut of 2010 from Northern Rock

Northern Rock has cut selected Everyday residential rates by up to 0.70%. As part of...

Hanley boss becomes BSA chairman

David Webster, chief executive of Hanley Economic Building Society has been elected chairman of...

AMI worried by UK budget deficit

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has raised concerns over the size of the...

Sesame launches RDR online forum

Sesame has unveiled an online forum to help advisers share ideas as they prepare...

L&G wins Newbury protection deal

The Newbury Building Society has chosen Legal & General to be the sole supplier...

Blogs on a roll

BestAdvice.net has launched two new blogs: one from its editor and a second from...

Defaqto highlights cost of unsecured loans

Research from Defaqto's latest banking report reveals that over the past three years, despite...

Direct deals behind mortgage product rise

Over the last year the level of mortgage products in the UK has increased...

Leeds offers FTB shared ownership deals

The Leeds Building Society has unveiled two shared ownership mortgage products aimed at first-time...

AEGON extends tele-claims service

AEGON has extended its tele-claims service to include income protection, waiver of premium and...

Paradigm gives members access to Towergate insurance products

Paradigm Group has agreed a new partnership with Towergate Home & Protect to provide...

Tenet unveils QCF4 qualification route

Tenet Group has announced a new route for QCF4 qualification - and beyond -...

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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...