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Just Mortgages in new build lead generation initiative

Just Mortgages is providing brokers within its self-employed arm with new build leads due to...

33,000 properties “being let illegally” due to EPC failings

A new study has estimated that poor measurement standards currently used by the property...

Selling homes to fund care unattractive option to most

48% of adults say they would back paying into a special fund for care...

Average rents up 1.8% year-on-year

Tenant referencing firm HomeLet has reported that demand for rental properties remaining high and that...

“Misleading” mortgage mis-selling TV ad banned

A TV ad for Mortgage.Claims, a mortgage assessment company, shown in December 2018 and...

First-time landlord criteria searches most popular in June

Knowledge Bank has revealed the top five most searched-for lender criteria by brokers in...

Newcastle Intermediaries appoints BDM for London

Newcastle Intermediaries has hired Rebecca Roberts as a business development manager (BDM) for London...

Protection provider appoints interim CEO

Guardian has announced changes to its leadership team. Simon Davis is currently taking an extended...

Rise in interest in financial advice careers

Openwork have found that one in four employees would consider opportunities in the financial...

Bridging lenders remain confident about UK economy

Bridging lenders are still confident that the economy and property prices will remain robust...

Regulation ‘behind success of second charge market’

Fluent for Advisers has argued that not enough credit is given to the role...

Uinsure partners with Rangers Protect and Together Money

Uinsure has announced another two new exclusive, single-tie partnerships with Rangers Protect and Together...

Multi-retiree families to exceed one million in next 20 years

The number of families with multiple generations in retirement at the same time will...

Wesleyan appoints new group chief executive

Wesleyan has announced the appointment of Mario Mazzocchi as its new group chief executive...
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Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

Why post-contract variation is becoming the mortgage market’s next battleground

For much of the past decade, mortgage technology investment has focused on origination and with good reason. Faster decisions in principle, automated affordability assessments,...

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