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Small fall in home condition survey commissions

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported a slight dip in the number of homebuyers...

LHV Bank provides £7m commercial loan

LHV Bank has completed a £7 million commercial investment loan to refinance debt secured...

PEXA reaches £100m transactional milestone

PEXA has processed £100 million worth of UK remortgage transactions through its platform. The increasing...

Annual rent bill for under 45s totals £56.2bn

Hamptons' analysis of official data has established that the amount of rent paid by...

New hires and promotions at Twenty7Tec

Twenty7tec has announced two new senior hires and a pair of internal promotions. Clive Beattie...

Rising demand for advanced tech skills within traditional insurance roles

A new poll undertaken within the insurance sector has looked at the growing importance...

Santander evaluates UK retail banking operations amid strategic review

Santander is conducting a strategic review of its UK retail banking business, nearly two...

Regulatory reform: a boost for borrowers or a risky move?

Over the festive period, the government reached out to financial regulators, including the FCA,...

Royal London appoints new chair

Royal London has announced the appointment of Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and...

HTB completes £3.3m development exit

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a £3.3 million development exit facility. It allowed an...

Borrower expectations need to be managed with Stamp Duty deadline looming

Mortgage trade bodes have sounded a warning over the impending Stamp Duty holiday deadline. Since...

Enness Global makes senior appointment for the Americas

Enness Global has appointed Mariel Maretti as its new head of the Americas. The firm...

Over 40,000 UK householders could take out second charges this year

Pepper Money has predicted that over 42,000 households could to take out second charge...

New chief executive at the Co-operative Bank

Coventry Building Society has announced that Andrea Melville will join the group as chief...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

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...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk &...

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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