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Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning that its success will depend on affordability, lender participation and the availability of suitable new-build homes. The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) both backed...
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Advice firm wins first client through ChatGPT after AI visibility push

A financial advice firm secured its first client through ChatGPT within two weeks of making changes designed to improve its visibility to artificial intelligence platforms. Folan Brookes Financial Consultants recorded the result during a pilot carried out by specialist advice support provider SM Advice, which...

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First-time buyers

Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning...
Artificial Intelligence

Advice firm wins first client through ChatGPT after AI visibility push

A financial advice firm secured its first client through ChatGPT within two weeks of...
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Alps expands landlord insurance add-ons on Acturis

Alps has made its full range of let property insurance add-ons available through the...
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Lifetime ISAs linked to £67.5bn of first-time buyer property purchases

Lifetime ISAs have helped more than 417,000 people buy their first home since the...