Brokers

Monzo moves to acquire Habito as it targets a more streamlined mortgage journey

Monzo has announced its intention to buy Habito, the digital mortgage broker, in a...

SM Advice offers free social media support for advisers lagging behind online

SM Advice has launched a three-month free social media management service for advice firms...

Access FS names members of new Equality Council

Access Financial Services, where nine in every 10 advisers come from minority backgrounds, has...

Just Mortgages strengthens self-employed recruitment team with senior hire

Just Mortgages has expanded its self-employed recruitment operation with the appointment of Sascha Mason...

MIMHC launches programme to train over 100 Mental Health First Aiders

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) Foundation has announced its most ambitious programme...

Sesame Network hires Araminta Hoare to support adviser growth

Sesame Network has appointed Araminta Hoare as a growth consultant, tasked with helping firms...

FCA proposes cut to late return fee as part of broader streamlining

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on proposals to cut the...

UK house prices hold steady as annual growth slows

UK house prices were flat in November, pausing after a 0.5% rise in October,...

Sikoia and Yavia partner to streamline adviser workflows and improve data accuracy

Sikoia, the automated customer verification provider, has formed a technology partnership with Yavia, the...

First Mortgage enters London market with KFH acquisition

First Mortgage has moved into the London mortgage market through its acquisition of estate...

2-year mortgage fixes dominate as borrowers bet on falling rates

Nearly half of mortgage customers were searching for 2-year fixed-rate deals last month as...

L&C names Dan Payne as chief operating officer

L&C Mortgages has recruited Dan Payne to the role of chief operating officer, with...

New Homes Mortgage Services buys Barron Financial Solutions to expand reach

New Homes Mortgage Services LLP has completed the acquisition of Barron Financial Solutions as...

Brokers warn of lending gap to non-UK residents

Brokers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure finance for non-UK residents with new...

COMMENT

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

The new Chancellor wants to remove barriers to growth; he should start with housing

There was probably a degree of unintended irony in the Treasury choosing to call the Chancellor, John Healey’s, first major market ‘intervention’ his ‘Growth...

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FCA joins industry partners to tackle protection insurance gap

The Financial Conduct Authority is working with industry, government and consumer groups in an...

Family Building Society appoints Laura Hamp as chief financial officer

Family Building Society has appointed Laura Hamp as chief financial officer and a member...

Buy-to-let market reaches £311.6bn as sector marks 30 years

The UK buy-to-let market has grown to almost two million outstanding mortgages worth £311.6bn,...

Conveyancing Association names Nick Chadbourne as new chair

The Conveyancing Association has appointed former LMS chief executive Nick Chadbourne as its new...

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