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Three-quarters of BTL landlords upbeat about 2024 market

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found that 74% of residential buy-to-let...

£973m paid out in Stamp Duty in November

Homebuyers paid £973m in Stamp Duty in November 2023, according to Coventry Building Society’s...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank offer multiple pre-completion product switches

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have improved their product switching policy for pipeline cases....

Bridging Finance Solutions outlines growth plans

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has revealed plans to expand by a further 25% in...

Two-thirds of people look at retirement planning without support

19% of Britons have spent sleepless nights worrying about retirement planning, according to new...

High costs cited as barrier to offering health & wellbeing support

Towergate Health & Protection has released research designed to help firms who are putting...

EPC target possible but not without challenges

91.5% of properties with a known EPC in the UK could meet future target...

Co-op in life cover partnership with Legal & General

Legal & General has announced a new partnership with Co-op Insurance to offer members...

Hanley Economic BS launches self-build product offering

Hanley Economic Building Society has announced the launch of a suite of self-build products,...

Access FS reports 128% rise in turnover

Access Financial Services has revealed that over the past 12 months turnover increased by...

Foundation Home Loans reveals new CEO

Pete Ball has been appointed, subject to regulatory approval, CEO of Foundation Home Loans. He...

Two-thirds of UK landlords still optimistic about BTL returns

Two-thirds of private landlords in the UK are optimistic about how their property investments...

Hodge improves residential rate switch proc fees

Specialist lender, Hodge, has announced a rise in its procuration fees for its broker...

Reward Finance Group expands London team

Reward Finance Group has bolstered its presence in London and the South East by...
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COMMENT

Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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