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Mortgage application growth behind house price rises

Halifax has reported that house prices in September were 1.6% higher than in August. The...

Brokers not getting enough sleep

Crystal Specialist Finance's (CSF) recent Health and Wellbeing Survey for the intermediary sector found...

Mortgage Brain seeing ever increasing ESIS numbers

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing system...

Brokers changing working patterns

Twenty7Tec's monthly market data for September has found that working patterns are changing for...

Skipton sees doubling in its social media conversations

The Skipton Building Society has seen the volume of its social media conversations double...

Mortgage Brain highlights current lender service levels

Mortgage Brain has introduced a new lender service report for advisers. The report collates information...

The Dudley anticipates strong demand for new holiday let deal

The Dudley Building Society has unveiled a mortgage aimed at owners of holiday let...

HLPartnership sees higher activity levels than pre-lockdown

Mortgage and protection network, HL Partnership (HLP) has reported that activity levels by members...

Keystone launches new online chat feature

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new online chat feature with the aim od...

Four-fifths of brokers ‘ready’ for Covid second wave

United Trust Bank has revealed that 81% of property and commercial finance brokers who...

BoE: sharp increase in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage market continued to show more signs...

Bluestone Mortgages joins Mortgage Market Alliance

Bluestone Mortgages has joined the Mortgage Market Alliance (MMA) as a founder member of...

The Buckinghamshire offers members 90% LTV deals

The Buckinghamshire Building Society is looking to reward its existing members with the launch...

Bathgate helps Leaf grow

Bathgate Business Finance has helped the expansion of Liverpool-based hospitality firm, Leaf, with finance...

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Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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Zoopla signs Manchester Super Giants shirt deal

Zoopla has become the first official front-of-shirt partner of Manchester Super Giants for the...

Southwest Knotweed launches identification app

Southwest Knotweed Group has launched an app designed to help mortgage and property professionals...

Broker Conveyancing launches referral hub for advisers

Broker Conveyancing has launched a referral platform intended to make it quicker for mortgage...

House price rise puts mortgage resilience in sharper focus

Homebuyers should consider how they would meet mortgage payments if illness or injury affected...

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