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Three-year discount from the Mansfield

The Mansfield Building Society has added a new three-year discounted mortgage product to its...

40% year-on-year rise in liquidations

There were 5,055 compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations in total in England and...

Jenks takes non-exec role at Exact

Phil Jenks has joined Exact as a non-executive director. Before retiring in 2008, Jenks...

Deposit protection passes tenants by

Mydeposits.co.uk, a Government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme, estimates there could be as many as...

Trackers gain popularity in July

Mortgage borrowers opted for trackers and discounts in July, according to national broker Mortgageforce This...

Connells in Bank of China tie-in

Connells Survey & Valuation has extended its service to Bank of China (UK) to...

Repossessions sales not vastly discounted

Whitehotproperty.co.uk has claimed that the average sale price for a repossessed property in England...

EXCLUSIVE: Industry heavyweight joins Tiuta

Tiuta Plc has secured the services of specialist lending stalwart George Patellis He is the...

Swift advice for MIF users

Marketing Innovation Forum is running a conveyancing forum for advisers, with Tony Swift, partner...

FSA outlines compliance seminar details

The FSA has published details of its latest round of seminars for compliance personnel Covering...

Leeds appoints new Glasgow manager

Pauline Jones has been appointed as branch manager at the Glasgow Branch of Leeds...

Brokers report 47% drop in bridging and commercial enquiries

The Funding Operation (TFO) has polled intermediaries around the UK, asking their views on...

Expectation of house prices rises over next six months

Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index recorded a slight increase of one point in July with...

HBOS loans drive Lloyds £4bn loss

Lloyds Banking Group has reported a loss of £4 billion in the first-half of...

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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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Market Harborough broadens tier two mortgage criteria to boost complex case lending

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a series of criteria enhancements to its tier...

Coventry for intermediaries reduces rates across residential and buy-to-let ranges

Coventry for intermediaries has announced rate cuts of up to 19 basis points, with...

Halifax cuts remortgage rates across selected two and five-year fixed deals

Halifax Intermediaries has announced a series of rate cuts across its remortgage product range,...

The Leeds reports £104m profit amid robust lending and savings growth

Leeds Building Society has reported a profit before tax of £104.4 million for the...