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Mortgage lending rose by 4% last month, and by 21% on April last year. But the Council of Mortgage Lenders warned that “meaningful comparisons” with last April are difficult...

Bank of Ireland does U-turn for some borrowers
Wednesday 22 May 2013

The Bank of Ireland has done a U-turn for some of its customers affected by the lender’s controversial hikes in rates. The change of mind will benefit around 1,200 customers, whose base rate tracker mortgage will not be increased after all...

Islamic bank cuts rates on home buying products
Wednesday 22 May 2013

Islamic Bank of Britain has lowered the rates for its Sharia compliant Home Purchase Plans (HPPs) by launching a new discounted variable product available with a rental rate of 3...

Paragon still working towards becoming a bank
Wednesday 22 May 2013

Lending by Paragon Mortgages to buy-to-let landlords rose to £102.3m in the six months to the end of March. The figure was up 14.6% on the £89...

Lenders jostle to launch lowest-ever fixed deals
Wednesday 22 May 2013

A two-year fix, available at 1.74%, is being launched today. Legal & General Mortgage Club has it as an exclusive from NatWest Intermediary Solutions...

Mortgage Advice Bureau reports surge of activity
Wednesday 22 May 2013

Total mortgage applications via the Mortgage Advice Bureau for April were up by more than 50% year-on-year, fuelled by a monthly spike of 10%. Brokers MAB are almost entirely based in estate agency offices, with 500 brokers serving some 800 branches...

Hopes for self-build market dragged down by lenders' anxieties
Wednesday 22 May 2013

The Government’s ambitions to boost the self-build sector are being hampered because of mortgage difficulties, a new report has suggested. Lending to the self-build sector fell nearly 70% from £2...

Time still running out for households in flood areas
Wednesday 22 May 2013

Time is continuing to run out for households living in flood-prone areas. However, while there is no new agreement in sight, the Association of British Insurers has agreed that its members will continue to offer flood insurance for an extra month beyond the end of the current agreement with the Government...

Asking prices hit their highest ever, says Rightmove
Wednesday 22 May 2013

New records have been set in sellers’ asking prices, Rightmove said this mornin. The average asking price of a property new on the market is touching £250,000 for the first time, while in London it has soared past the half a million pound mark for the first time...



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Wednesday 22 May 2013

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NACFB Commercial Finance Expo 2013 A Showcase for SME Funding

Wednesday 22 May 2013

The eagerly anticipated 2013 NACFB Commercial Finance Expo is being held at the NEC, Birmingham on 26th June...

Heroes Get Back Out There In The Outback

Wednesday 22 May 2013

3500km of punishing Australian outback… On Horseback… In 150 days or less… This is the mammoth challenge that participants of The Stuart Expedition have set themselves...

Ex Paymentshield boss joins Let Alliance

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Rita Dalton has joined the Let Alliance Financial Intermediary team following 7 years at Paymentshield where she led the Mortgage Club...

Let Alliance launch new Non-Standard Landlord Insurance service

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Specialist Landlord Building & Contents Insurance provider Let Alliance has further improved its product range for Financial Advisers by launching a ‘Non-Standard’ Insurance service...

Bridgebank Capital appoints new Business Development Manager for Central London

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Magnus Duke as a London based Business Development Manager...



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