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Link Loans behind V Loans business boost

Secured loans packager V Loans has reported a fourfold increase in enquiries since the...

New comms director at the FSA

The FSA has appointed Tom Kelly as its new communications director. Tom Kelly joins from...

Nationwide cuts rates

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Woolwich cuts trackers and fixed rates

Woolwich is to reduce rates tomorrow on tracker and fixed rate range by an...

Monthly reduction for intermediary product availability

The number of live mortgage schemes available to intermediaries has fallen for the first...

HBS unveils system for protection and GI sales

Home Buyer Systems has launched a new stand-alone sales and compliance system to enable...

Spring bodes well for sellers: Agency Express

The latest Agency Express Property Activity Index shows that the UK's house sales were...

FSA bans IFA over systems and controls failings

The FSA has banned Martyn Powsney, the former director of Powsney & Co Ltd,...

Billionaire backs Virgin bid for RBS branches

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross told Reuters on Sunday that he is willing to support...

New deals from RBS and NatWest

NatWest and RBS have launched two new mortgage trackers, available to new customers, up...

OFT takes consumer credit act action against businessman

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has obtained an order from the High Court...

SMEs want red tape cut by next government

Reducing the burden of red tape for the UK's SMEs should be a top...

FTBs back from hibernation?

The abolition of stamp duty for anyone purchasing their first property under £250,000, as...

Income protection seminar schedule revealed

A series of adviser seminars on income protection are hitting the road this month. The...

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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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Budget jitters chill demand for £500,000-plus homes

The UK housing market is showing signs of strain at the top end as...

Labour’s housing target in doubt after embarrassing interview

Housing Secretary Steve Reed was left floundering when pressed on how many homes Labour...

Mortgage sector faces persistent mental health challenge

The mental health of mortgage industry professionals remains a significant concern according to new...

One in 10 homes still fail standards as Awaab’s Law looms

Almost 430,000 social rented homes in England are failing to meet minimum quality requirements,...