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Attitudes to new-builds improve

A poll of over 3,000 consumers, conducted by smartnewhomes.com in September, has uncovered softening...

UK firms ill-prepared for return to growth

British businesses, still feeling the effects of recession, are ill-prepared to face a return...

OPINION: are intermediaries fighting back?

Are intermediaries back in fashion, asks Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) Since...

Nationwide rings the changes to mortgage range

Nationwide Building Society is to cut rates tomorrow by up to 0.84%, as well...

Call to abolish Stamp Duty

The government is being urged to abolish Stamp Duty by a property sector coalition. According...

IGM Broker Makeover service launched

Ian Giles, former marketing director at Kensington Mortgages, is offering brokers a 'makeover' service...

Equity release market declines 22% in value

UK equity release industry body SHIP has published latest figures for the third quarter...

Debt management fulfilment service expands

Document collection service Face2Face is expanding its outsourced debt management fulfilment service. Farnborough based Face2Face...

Loan broker rapped by advertising watchdog

Cash Finance Direct Ltd (trading as Horizon Finance) has been found to have breached...

Mersey bridger reports record quarter

Bridging Finance (NW) Ltd has reported a 132% increase in lending volumes for the...

Tiuta ups bridging loan ceiling to £10m

Bridging loan provider Tiuta PLC has extended the maximum loan size on its first...

Divestment scheme for landlords unveiled

Sale and rent back firm Residential Property Solutions (RPS) and The Business Mortgage Company...

Leeds on track with discount offers

Leeds Building Society has launched a novel scheme, where season ticket holders on the...

New commercial lender waits in the wings

An unnamed firm has hired Target to develop a commercial lending platform for it. The...

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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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International landlords drive surge in buy-to-let company formations

One in five buy-to-let companies incorporated in the UK this year has at least...

The Tipton & Coseley widens expat residential mortgage range

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its offering for expat residential borrowers by...

The Right Mortgage launches ‘Opportunity Insights’ podcast series

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has unveiled a new podcast series aimed at...

Fleet Mortgages adds new products alongside rate and fee cuts

Fleet Mortgages has announced a raft of changes to its fixed-rate buy-to-let range, including...