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All stands sold for the Leeds MBE

The Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that all the stands have been sold...

AMI to fight FCA’s “unfair fees”

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has responded the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Business...

V Loans feels benefit from LSL tie-up

Secured loan packager V Loans says it has seen broker registrations treble following its...

Belmont Green hires sales director for seconds

New mortgage lending operation Belmont Green Finance Limited has recruited Simon Burnell as its director of...

Enterprise: secured lending breaks £1bn barrier

January 2016 saw secured lending reach a five-year high, according to the latest Enterprise Finance Secured...

PPI claims firm rapped by ad watchdog

MCL Manchester Claims has had two issues investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

New group chief executive for loan broker

Freedom Finance has announced the appointment of Brian Brodie as its new group chief...

80% of DAs advising on second charges themselves

The Loans Engine has claimed that eight out of 10 directly authorised (DA) advisers...

Enterprise unveils new broker portal

Enterprise Finance has revealed that its new broker portal, Apex, has been accepting new business since...

FCA authorisation for Darwin Loan Solutions’ brands

Manchester-based lending specialist Darwin Loan Solutions has announced that all of the companies within...

Vantage Finance establishes business development team

Vantage Finance has set up a dedicated business development team as it seeks to grow...

Y3S completes Together’s first MCD secured loan

Specialist lender Together has revealed that its first second charge Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD)...

MortgageBrain releases loans sourcing system

Mortgage Brain has announced the launch of its free secured loans sourcing system. LoansBrain...

Turnover and profits up at Brightstar

Specialist finance distributor Brightstar has reported that its turnover totalled £5.3m for the year...

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Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

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...

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Budget jitters chill demand for £500,000-plus homes

The UK housing market is showing signs of strain at the top end as...

Labour’s housing target in doubt after embarrassing interview

Housing Secretary Steve Reed was left floundering when pressed on how many homes Labour...

Mortgage sector faces persistent mental health challenge

The mental health of mortgage industry professionals remains a significant concern according to new...

One in 10 homes still fail standards as Awaab’s Law looms

Almost 430,000 social rented homes in England are failing to meet minimum quality requirements,...