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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...

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...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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