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L&G Becomes a Registered Provider of Social Housing
Legal & General announces today that its subsidiary Legal & General Affordable Homes Limited, launched in April 2018, has been granted Registered Provider (RP) status. Read More
Commercial Lending division leads annual profit growth for Paragon Banking Group
Commercial Lending at Paragon has led profit growth for the banking group over the past year, Group annual results reveal today. The Commercial Lending division, Read More
Millennials now able to save for first home direct from pay
The first payroll-deducted LISA (Lifetime Individual Savings Account) is now available through Smarterly, the workplace savings platform that uses artificial intelligence to design and monitor Read More
Rental payment history should be considered in lending decisions say 80% of consumers
Online research from Equifax, the consumer and business insights expert, reveals Brits want lenders to take factors, such as rental payment history, into consideration when Read More
Swansea Building Society plans new City Centre branch
Swansea Building Society is closer to opening a new branch in Swansea City Centre, the company has confirmed. The Society has successfully negotiated planning permission for Read More
New homes backlash as heritage sites neglected
1 in 5 Brits are unhappy about the number of new homes being built (7%) admit to feeling angry about new-home buildings 90% of Brits Read More
Welsh house prices reach new peak
House prices in Wales have reached an all-time peak, with the average house price across the country now £184,722. The figures have been released Read More
Barbon Insurance Group acquires tenant referencing platform Movem
Barbon Insurance Group has added the open banking data-powered tenant referencing platform Movem to its group of companies. The acquisition, which completed 12 September 2018 for an Read More
Cambridge property buyers could be over £900,000 better off than renters
Residents in Cambridge would be better off by up to £958,227 on average over 25 years if they bought instead of rented a typical property, Read More
Business lending helps Swansea Building Society’s Carmarthen Branch break records
While many established lenders are closing branches in Wales, Swansea Building Society’s Carmarthen branch has announced achieving record amounts in mortgage balances. The Carmarthen branch Read More
Swansea Building Society links with buy-to-let mortgage specialist
Swansea Building Society has linked with TBMC to offer its buy-to-let and holiday let products through the buy-to-let specialist’s mortgage panel. Swansea Building Society’s mortgage Read More
4.8 million Brits think about becoming a landlord in 2018
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank Mortgages indicates that almost one in 10 (9%) UK adults have shown an interest in taking out a Buy to Let Read More
Researchers shocked as nearly a quarter of Brits ‘don’t know what a mortgage is’
The vast majority of the UK population (87%) claim they are comfortable managing their personal finances and are confident in their understanding of financial vocabulary Read More
Difference between salary and purchase prices widen but developers’ initiatives keep first time buyer rates high
First-time buyers in London could expect to spend 13 times their earnings on property compared to just 5.5 times in the North East. New Office Read More
Moneyfarm partners with Which? to create must-have guide for ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’
Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm has partnered with Which? Mortgage Advisers to create a must-have guide for parents wanting to help their children on the property Read More
Canopy partners with TrueLayer to bring Open Banking to the rental market
TrueLayer, a leading provider of financial APIs, has partnered with rental marketplace Canopy. The integration will enable Canopy’s customers to automatically update their financial information Read More
Annual house price growth slows to a five-year low in June
The latest House Price Index from Lender Nationwide shows that across the UK as a whole, house price growth has slowed to a five year Read More
Look to Community Land Trusts if you want real Help to Buy options, says housing charity
A charity has called for more attention to be given to communities who are developing innovative solutions to help people buy their own homes. The Read More
Bank of Mum and Dad expected to help a quarter of borrowers in 2018
New research and forecasts from FTSE100 financial services group Legal & General and Cebr reveal that the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ are increasingly a major Read More