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Halifax reports first house price fall of 2022

Halifax has reported that house prices fell marginally by -0.1% in July, the first...

HTB increases maximum development finance loan size

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has made changes to its development finance proposition offering by...

Saffron pauses new mortgage applications

Saffron Building Society is temporarily pausing new mortgage applications on all mortgages excluding self-build. The...

29% year-on-year rise in second charge completions

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported continued growth in the second charge...

Capricorn Financial Consultancy goes carbon neutral with mortgage completions

Capricorn Financial Consultancy has achieved carbon neutral status following a partnership with Evertreen, an...

£44k in savings needed to avoid cost-of-living crisis

Consumers need a minimum of £44,000 in savings to avoid having to make changes...

Potential UK equity release value reaches £811bn

More than £800 billion of equity was available for release in UK homes in...

BoE sets interest rates at highest level for 13 years

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by XXXXX to increase...

London landlords report surge in demand

Paragon Mortgages has reported that the proportion of landlords operating in Outer London who...

Newcastle BS single largest Deposit Unlock lender

Newcastle Building Society has issued an update on its involvement with Deposit Unlock. The scheme...

PPF funds £52m GDV sustainable office development

Puma Property Finance (PPF) has provided over £30m of acquisition and future development funding...

Foundation Home Loans unveils BTL ‘Summer Special’

Foundation Home Loans has launched a ‘Summer Special’ which sees a 40bps rate reduction...

Recognise Bank appoints new CEO

Recognise Bank has appointed Jean Murphy as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Murphy...

Hampshire Trust Bank appoints Central London BDM

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Becki Fraser-Tucker as business development...
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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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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