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Barclays rejigs Woolwich range again

Barclays is reducing the rates on its Woolwich fixed mortgages by up to 0.31...

Cluttons expands Scottish presence with new hire

Independent mortgage broker Cluttons Private Finance has expanded within Scotland. It has appointed Catherine Williamson...

Brightstar expands business development team

Terry Young has joined Brightstar Financial as business development executive. He joins Brightstar from Compliance...

Pair of new deals from Platform

Platform has launched new residential two-year fixed rate mortgages. The deals are only available via...

Crooks preying on those desperate for cash savings

A new report from Citizens Advice suggests that business is booming for rogue traders...

Standard Life explains tax changes

Standard Life has held a series of seminars in order to explain tax changes...

Profits back at Mortgage Intelligence

Countrywide has claimed that Mortgage Intelligence has returned to profitability during the first quarter...

Over-50s hit hardest by job loss

Workers over the age of 50 made redundant are the most likely to have...

England’s repossession hotspots revealed

Shelter has published research highlighting the nation's repossession hotspots. The housing and homelessness charity has...

Government officially launches FirstBuy

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has launched the new FirstBuy scheme, designed to help those...

May pickup for gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending totalled an estimated £11.3 billion last month, according to the Council...

Former FSA chairman heads new lender

Sir Callum McCarthy , a director of HM Treasury and former FSA chairman, is...

TMA improves debt solutions offering

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has added debt advice firm, The Debt Advisor, to its...

Property developer sent down

A bankrupt property developer, who hid the funds that would have been the main...

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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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

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...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Off-plan sales hit 12-year low as costs squeeze housebuilders

The share of new homes sold off-plan has fallen to its lowest level since...

Olympic medalist Fatima Whitbread backs MIMHC Walk and Talk

Olympic medallist and former world record holder Fatima Whitbread MBE has thrown her support...

First-time buyers turn to renovation homes as affordability pressures bite

First-time buyers are increasingly choosing cheaper homes in need of renovation as affordability pressures...

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