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Homebuyers call for urgent digital reform as frustration with property process mounts

A major new report published today by the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) reveals...

AMI warns FCA mortgage review could erode consumer protection

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has issued a sharp warning that the Financial...

Mortgage mental health champions complete challenge and smash £10k target

There were cheers, tears and tired feet in equal measure as two of the...

April Mortgages launches 100% LTV mortgage

April Mortgages has launched a 100% loan-to-value product, allowing first-time buyers and movers to...

Britain’s boldest developer hits the road: John Caudwell Joins Peking to Paris Rally

John Caudwell, Founder of luxury developer Caudwell, and arguably Britain’s most daring developer, is...

FCA moves to simplify insurance regulations

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to streamline its insurance rulebook, in a...

Rightmove and Nationwide launch real-time mortgage eligibility check

Rightmove and Nationwide have launched a real-time digital tool that enables prospective homebuyers to...

EXCLUSIVE: Colin Sanders steps down from Allica Bank bridging role

Colin Sanders, one of the UK’s most experienced specialist lending bosses, has stepped down...

MPowered Mortgages cuts 3-year fixed rates to 3.88%

MPowered Mortgages, the one day mortgage lender, has, against a backdrop of rising swap...

Unlocking housing wealth in retirement ‘could add £21bn to UK economy by 2040’

More than half of UK households are expected to rely on property wealth to...

Northern buy-to-let market surges as investors flee costlier South

Buy-to-let investors are accelerating a shift northward as high yields and lower entry costs...

Bank of Mum and Dad deepens divide in first-time buyer market

Family financial support is playing an increasingly decisive role in shaping the homeownership prospects...

Landlords go corporate as sector professionalisation accelerates

The UK’s private rental sector is undergoing a seismic shift, with new research revealing...

Six out of 10 advisers struggle to find cover for clients with multiple or pre existing medical conditions

UK health and life insurer The Exeter has revealed that finding cover for clients...

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The Treasury is casting more floaters than a sewage farm

The problem with having a thoroughly inexperienced Chancellor and a properly ‘woodenheaded’ Prime Minister, is that they are learning the job ‘on the hoof’...

HMOs: market realities, future prospects, and the broker opportunity

The HMO sector remains one of the most dynamic parts of the private rented market, with recent data showing it’s both a significant asset...

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

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Climate change concern reshaping UK property market, survey finds

Climate change has become a decisive factor in UK property transactions, with new research...

iPipeline expands ‘advanced underwriting’ to whole adviser market

iPipeline has extended its advanced underwriting feature to all advisers using its SolutionBuilder platform,...

Housing market ‘faces two months of uncertainty’

The housing market is braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty after Coventry Building...

Landlords in low-yield regions face refinancing strain

Buy-to-let landlords in some of Britain’s most expensive areas are facing a fresh refinancing...