LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Tenet: members and clients are remaining calm

Tenet has reported that its members are "remaining calm and pragmatic" in the face...

LLA Ambassador pair fund fee suspension

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) is suspending its monthly membership fees for firms during...

The Hanley Economic states Covid-19 lending commitments

The Hanley Economic Building Society has outlined its commitment to lend where possible after implementing...

Nationwide ups LTV limit to 85%

The Nationwide Building Society is extending its mortgage lending through brokers and online up...

Industry NHS fundraising tournament launched

Brilliant Solutions has launched an NHS fundraiser open to anybody connected to the mortgage...

Shawbrook improves valuation approach and resumes Scotland lending

Shawbrook has revised its approach in support of desktop valuations during lockdown, where valuers...

A third of UK SMEs “to run out of cash” by July

One-third of SMEs in the UK won't be able to cover their costs by...

Air Group unveils new version of platform

Answers in Retirement Group (Air Group) has launched a new version of its Air Sourcing...

MFS teams up with restaurant to support NHS workers

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has partnered with fine-dining Indian restaurant Benares, to provide free...

Weekly ESIS volumes down 46.6% on pre-Covid levels

Mortgage Brain has reported a stabilisation in product numbers and a smaller fall in...

Mortgage Brain launches Coronavirus information centre

Mortgage Brain has launched a reference centre for intermediaries to help them keep up...

TRM Network issues online event calendar

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has set up a digital events calendar following...

SDL Surveying outlines Covid-19 initiatives

SDL Surveying has revealed a number of new initiatives as part of its technology-focused business...

Funding Circle gains CBILS accreditation

Funding Circle, the small business loans platform, has been approved for accreditation by the...
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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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