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Surge in high value house sales

The Countrywide group has reported a 4% rise in the number of new properties...

Aviva adds ‘inheritance guarantee’ to equity release plans

Aviva has made changes to its lifetime mortgage plans. It has introduced an inheritance...

Barclays cuts Woolwich rates

Barclays is cutting rates on its Woolwich tracker and fixed rate mortgage range by...

Paragon unveils three fixes for professional landlords

Paragon Mortgages has launched three new fixed-rate products targeted at professional landlords. The trio of...

High Court throws out PPI challenge

The High Court has dismissed the British Bankers' Association's (BBA) judicial review of new...

Surveyor accreditation deadline looming large

Gateway Surveyors is urging lenders to ensure that every surveyor they use is a...

MPC maintains Bank Rate division

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) continued to be split 6-3 over...

Gross mortgage lending up 21%

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £11.3 billion in March, a 21% rise from...

The Yorkshire and N&P to ‘merge’

The Yorkshire Building Society and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) have announced their...

Rise in house hunter numbers

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported sharp rise in the number...

Referrals driving TMA’s GI increase

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) says more of its members are referring general insurance enquiries. Its...

New chief exec for N&P

Anne Gunther is Norwich & Peterborough Building Society's (N&P) new chief executive. The embattled Building...

Moneyfacts signs deal with The Ark Financial Leads and Openwork

Consumer website Moneyfacts.co.uk has chosen The Ark Financial Leads to provide its new 'Speak...

HML sounds backup servicing warning

HML is warning UK financial institutions currently rated Baa3 by Moody's that they should...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

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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Pepper Money reshapes sales leadership team

Pepper Money has made a series of changes to its sales leadership structure as...

Vida expands residential range and relaunches buy-to-let products

Vida Homeloans has expanded its lending proposition with the reintroduction of 20 residential products...

Gatehouse Bank joins The Right Mortgage panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Gatehouse Bank to its lender panel,...

JammJar adds identity verification through Entrust partnership

JammJar has partnered with Entrust to allow mortgage brokers to complete automated identity verification...

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