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Smart Money grows Scottish operations

Smart Money has moved its Glasgow operations to larger premises, reflecting its increased levels of...

Fluent for Advisers grows external sales team

Fluent for Advisers has appointed David Paton as business development manager (BDM). He will work...

Second charge market marginally down

The second charge mortgage market was down 2% in September. New business totalled £77m in...

Clever Lending offers dual fee option

Clever Lending has simplified its second charge fees with a dual fee structure. The master...

Equifinance appoints general manager

Equifinance has appointed Gary Smith as general manager with overall control of operations for both...

Seconds growth to continue into 2018

Fluent for Advisers believes that the rise in second charge new business numbers recorded...

Smart Money hires regulated business sales director

Colin Mason has joined specialist finance broker Smart Money as its sales director for...

Bank of Mum & Dad unlikely to get money back

New research from Prudential has found that, on average, those who have lent money to...

Fluent Money makes three new senior hires

Fluent Money Group has made appointments in the underwriting, sales and finance departments. Kevin Cresswell...

Worrying ignorance around interest rates

70% of Brits can't state what the currently Bank Rate is, according to new research...

Fluent Money Group ups recruitment

Second charge mortgage broker Fluent Money Group is continuing to expand its headcount. Fluent for Advisers,...

Reasoned argument key for second charge growth

How do we get more brokers to ‘do’ secured loans? Well, the answer is...

Brits cutting back in advance of Brexit impact

A new report from Nationwide Current Accounts, Base Rate, Brexit and Bills, has looked into the financial...

Assetz Capital reaches £300m secondary market trading milestone

Peer-to-peer firm Assetz Capital has facilitated trading in second-hand loan parts of £300 million on...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

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...

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Carter Jonas warns housing reforms ‘far from sufficient’ to tackle crisis

The government must go further than its initial wave of planning reforms if it...

South London dominates list of most popular London boroughs for buyers and renters

South London has emerged as the capital’s most sought-after area for both buyers and...

Household incomes fall nearly 9% in three years as tax and inflation bite

Households are nearly 9% worse off than they were before the pandemic, according to...

Millions of adults trapped at home as 98% priced out of first homes

Almost five million adults in Britain are unable to move out of their parents’...