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Rental market “in recession”

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has claimed that the UK rental market is in...

Productivity and sales up at New Leaf

Mortgage, protection and wealth network New Leaf Distribution has revealed that its recent 12-month’s...

SimplyBiz’s Advice Show returns

The Advice Show returns today (17 September) with industry specialists including Steve Webb, Ken...

Together increases Charles Street securitisation to £1.25bn

Together Financial Services has refinanced its revolving Charles Street securitisation programme (CABS) by increasing the...

New deals and team members at Step One Finance

Step One Finance has announced new second charge products and an expanded sales team...

United Trust Bank hires new asset finance BDM

United Trust Bank has appointed Paul Barter as a business development manager (BDM) for...

Bank of Mum & Dad causing family friction

New research from equity release adviser Key has revealed that the rise of the...

West Sussex maintains retirement top spot

West Sussex is still the best place to retire offering pensioners the highest quality...

Lambert Smith Hampton now available on VAS Panel

UK commercial property and real estate consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has become the...

MPC maintains Bank Rate at 0.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted unanimously to maintain the...

Karen Bennett to leave Shawbrook Bank

Karen Bennett has taken the decision to step down from her role of managing...

Right Mortgage & Protection Network joins Equity Release Council

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has joined the Equity Release Council. The network...

New Leicester offices for Mortgage Support Network

Leicester based mortgage network Mortgage Support Network (MSN) has announced its move into new...

Professional advice key driver in taking out business protection

84% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK have taken out a...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Financial services firms sign skills pact ahead of Chancellor’s Mansion House speech

More than 20 financial services organisations have signed a new agreement with government aimed...
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Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
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Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
First-time buyers

Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...

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