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79% of advisers still offer independent financial advice

69% of all advisers have seen the size of their active client base increase...

Paragon Personal Finance joins TFC’s seconds panel

TFC Homeloans has announced the addition of Paragon Personal Finance to its second charge...

Panacea Adviser reveals latest provider partner

Panacea Adviser has announced Legg Mason Global Asset Management as its latest provider partner...

Promise Solutions expands lender panel

Loan master broker Promise Solutions has added to its secured loan panel with...

TBMC offers Hanley buy-to-let exclusive

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage with Hanley Economic Building Society. The...

Advisers’ median hourly rate down 14%

Unbiased.co.uk’s latest research of advisers listed on the site, shows a fall in the...

Specialist lending still an ‘undiscovered country’ for many advisers

A recent commissioned survey of introducers to Brightstar Financial has found that although over...

New services offered by Bankhall

Bankhall has today unveiled a number of additional services for its members. From today...

The Source extends landlord property panel

Source Insurance has extended its landlord property insurance offering. It has added Amlin to its...

Brokers losing out to direct funders

United Trust Bank has revealed that 70% of brokers operating in the asset finance...

Bankhall in business development partnership

Bankhall has teamed up with the Phil Billingham Partnership (PBP) to improve its business...

TMA and Pink Mortgage Club hold DA business conferences

LSL Property Services firms TMA and the Pink Mortgage Club are running a series...

The Monmouthshire ups proc fees

The Monmouthshire Building Society has increasing the procuration fees it pays on buy-to-let, holiday...

3mc offers new Precise buy-to-let deal

3mc has announced that it will be distributing a shared exclusive buy-to-let mortgage deal,...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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...

Latest news

Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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