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Key appoints group technology director

Key Group has promoted Jack Neary to the position of group technology director. Neary (pictured)...

MFS: we’ve lent £18m during lockdown

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has completed 22 bridging loans during the Covid-19 lockdown period,...

Halifax reports house price fall in April

Halifax's house price index for April has found that, on a monthly basis, house...

Cost of selected buy-to-let borrowing on the rise

Property Master's latest Mortgage Tracker reveals after a year of sustained falls in the...

ESIS volumes up for first time in six weeks

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS produced from its mortgage sourcing...

SBG launches new ‘bounce back’ support hub

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has introduced a new 'bounce back' hub to help firms...

Tenet unveils confidential support programme for advisers

Tenet has launched a new Tenet Assistance Programme (TAP) in conjunction with Care First. Care...

UTB completes bridge in six working days despite lockdown

United Trust Bank has completed a bridging loan in six working days, despite the...

The Nottingham supports anti-isolation charity initiative

The Nottingham Building Society is supporting members of our communities at risk of social...

L&G issues new digital trust process

Legal & General Insurance has unveiled a new digital trust process for existing customers. The...

The Mansfield introduces ‘zero contact’ valuations

The Mansfield Building Society is offering an enhanced desktop valuation process while the lockdown...

SmartSearch unveils facial recognition feature

SmartSearch has added a new facial recognition feature to its digital anti-money-laundering (AML) platform. Due...

Bathgate selected as Funding Circle CBILS approved partner

Bathgate Business Finance has been selected as a Funding Circle Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

Mortgage approvals at lowest level since March 2013

The Bank of England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchase in March...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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