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OPDA embarks upon new homebuying research project

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has launched a survey to discover what buyers...

Conveybuddy appoints sales director

Conveybuddy, the conveyancing distributor, has appointed Mark Game as sales director. Game (pictured) has over...

KSEYE launches ‘low-rate’ Lite bridging offering

Bridging lender KSEYE has launched a new Lite product range covering residential, commercial and...

Landbay cuts BTL rates by up to 20bps

Landbay has reduced rates across its buy-to-let product range by up to 20 basis...

Conveyancing Association publishes 2025 Conference & Dinner details

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the initial details of its 2025 Annual Conference...

Vernon BS cuts selected mortgage rates by 30bps

Vernon Building Society has reduced a series of its mortgage products by 30 basis...

Mansfield BS partners with TCS

Mansfield Building Society has formed an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to update...

Paragon Bank unveils £750 cashback option

Paragon Bank has revised its range of five-year fixed-rate buy-to-let mortgages with new 3%...

MPowered Mortgages cuts 3 & 5yr rates to under 4%

MPowered Mortgages has made cuts to its mortgage range which see rates for three...

Homebuyers want government action over property market

UK homebuyers are calling for action from the government to tackle the competitive and...

Suffolk BS lowers five-year residential fixed rates

Suffolk Building Society is reducing the rates on its five-year fixed rate residential mortgages. The...

Black & White Bridging appoints non-executive director

Black & White Bridging has appointed a new non-executive director (NED). Retired solicitor,...

Rowntree unveiled as new Together CEO

Together Financial Services has announced the appointment of Richard Rowntree as CEO and executive...

FHL completes mixed-pool BTL and owner-occupation securitisation

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has executed its first Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitisation (RMBS) backed by...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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Rental market divides as London supply squeeze drives up rents

Average advertised rents outside London have exceeded £1,400 a month for the first time,...

More homes within reach but 5% mortgage rates hold buyers back

More than half of two and three-bedroom houses are now within reach of households...

Lenders Live: Flexible lending, fees and remortgage surge

Building societies should use technology to improve service while retaining the flexibility that helps...

High-value homes and London flats face tougher selling conditions

Properties valued at £2 million or more are taking more than twice as long...

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