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New debt category for Leadbay

Leadbay has added a new category of leads called 'remortgage with debt'. The new category...

Fall in new credit levels

Latest consumer finance figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new...

Boost in confidence to savings

Nationwide says consumers seem to be more confident about their ability to save in...

GW backs Which? HIP findings

Direct conveyancing firm Goldsmith Williams has highligted the recent Which? report, which it believes...

London Town helps Commercial First clients

Pub company London Town has teamed up with Commercial First to provide a free...

5.35% five-year fix from the the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new, direct-only five-year fixed rate mortgage available from...

Interest-only borrowers missing out on savings

Moneysupermarket.com has reported that 23% of mortgage holders are currently only paying off the...

Modest improvement in mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending has continued to improve slightly, totalling around £16 billion in July,...

Crystal appoints ops head

Crystal Mortgages has unveiled David Parke as its first director of operations. Parke joined the...

C&G gets temporary reprieve

Lloyds Banking Group is reviewing its planned decision the completely shut the Cheltenham &...

ASA bans sale and rent back advertorial

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a sale and rent back advert from...

New area sales chief for Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of Jaki Platt, as area sales...

Proportion of FTBs on the slide, says Connells

In the first quarter of 2009, 58% of Connells' valuations were for first time...

Debt management firm expands referral network

Manchester-based debt management company, The Debt Advisor, has been selected by support service provider,...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Saffron expands expat landlord range and eases residential income criteria

Saffron for Intermediaries has broadened its specialist mortgage criteria with new expat HMO products...

Gable zero-deposit mortgages added to Twenty7tec sourcing platform

Twenty7tec has added Gable Mortgages to its RESEARCH platform, making the lender's zero-deposit residential...

Second charge mortgage lending rises 25% over 12 months

Second charge mortgage lending continued to grow in July, with £205 million of new...

Perenna integrates Scroll Finance as specialist lending expansion gathers pace

Perenna has completed the integration of second charge lender Scroll Finance as it prepares...

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