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House prices stabilised in January, says Halifax

Halifax's latest house price index has found that UK house prices were stable in...

Affordability is the key issue for borrowers in 2023

55% of homeowners see affordability as the biggest issue facing the property market in...

Gen H cuts 5-year rates and adds 3-year deals

Gen H has announced reductions across its five-year product ranges and introduced a new...

LiveMore expands sales team

LiveMore has appointed three new sales staff. Matthew Butt has been appointed as business development...

Somo unveils free legals promotion

Somo Bridging has launched a new deal today that will see it pay up...

West One launches new BTL fixed rate products

West One Loans has launched a new range of two and five-year fixed rate...

Effective monitoring key to becoming more sustainable

New data from Time Finance reveals that one in three businesses see effective monitoring...

Twenty7Tec search records broken last month

Twenty7tec has published its findings based on its mortgage platform data for January 2023. January...

Leeds BS launches new fixed term mortgages

Leeds Building Society has unveiled two new fixed rate mortgages. The three-year and five-year products...

More2life launches online tools for advisers

More2life has launched a new suite of online tools to support advisers in finding...

Almost 4m older workers feel age discrimination

New research from Canada Life shows that 19% of workers aged 55 and over...

Aspen expands office space and makes new appointment

Aspen Bridging has expanded its office floorspace by 50% and appointed Richard Coombs as...

InterBay expands legal panel

InterBay, part of lending OSB Group, has expanded its legal panel to help speed...

Tandem Bank launches into residential purchase market

Tandem Bank has launched its residential purchase proposition ahead of schedule. The lender said it...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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