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Top broker criteria search for self-employed borrowers

The monthly Criteria Activity Tracker provided by Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search...

FCA clarifies fairer treatment of regular premium PPI complaints

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a consultation paper on new guidance about...

TMA to offer second charge Precise Mortgages products

TMA Club is expanding its offering by adding second charge products to its range through...

Matt Le Tissier to be main speaker at Complete FS Silver Jubilee Expo

Complete FS, the South Coast based specialist packager, has announced that Matt Le Tissier,...

Brokers twice as likely to refer, than write, second charges

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that research conducted at a series of its recent events found that...

1st Stop increases N. Ireland maximum second charge loan amount

1stStop Home Loans has upped its maximum  loan amount for second charges in Northern Ireland to £35,000. No first...

FCA reveals urban-rural differences in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the latest analysis from its Financial Lives...

VIBE Finance selects OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by specialist brokerage VIBE Finance. The newly launched directly...

United Trust Bank increases second charge maximum loan size

United Trust Bank (UTB) has increased the maximum amount it will lend on a...

The Loan Partnership to distribute Vida seconds range

Vida Homeloans has added The Loan Partnership to its second charge master broker panel. The...

West One offers secured loans in Scotland

West One Secured Loans is offering residential second charge mortgage products to borrowers whose...

Why include second charge in your capital raising deliberations

If your reaction to the above is ‘why should I?’ then I won’t take...

8% rise in second charge mortgage lending

Second charge mortgage new business volumes up by 8% in April, the Finance &...

Clever Lending says forums show increasing need for specialist finance

Clever Lending has reported rising demand from brokers for ways to capitalise on lending...

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Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

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HMO market posts modest growth amid sharp regional contrasts

The number of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in England has grown modestly over...

Buyers bring forward property purchase plans, says MAB

Homebuyers are showing growing confidence about their ability to step onto the property ladder,...

L&G names Cecilia Furner as distribution director for retail retirement

Legal & General has appointed Cecilia Furner to the newly created role of distribution...

Momenti launches new research project into broker decision-making

Momenti Group has unveiled a new research initiative, titled WHY, which aims to shed...