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Lack of first-time buyer awareness of ISA benefits

First-time buyers are missing out on government bonuses available through Lifetime ISAs and Help...

Tax advice could cause next mis-selling scandal

Mortgage intermediaries have been warned to stay clear of buy-to-let tax advice to avoid...

FCA comparison tool criticised by trade bodies

The intention by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to deliver a broker assessment/comparison tool...

Government focussing on ‘custom-build’

Custom-build housing is one of the main agendas being pushed by the government in...

Self-build sale at the Saffron

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled its ‘Autumn Sale’ on self-build. A self-build mortgage has...

Retention set to be dominant mortgage channel

Brokers attending today's FSE London have heard that product transfers and retention business is...

Protection could suffer with rising mortgage activity

An industry panel at today's FSE London have argued that protection sales and penetration...

Kensington becomes £1bn a year lender

Kensington Mortgages has lent over £1 billion over a rolling 12-month period. It surpassed this...

Strongest July in over a decade for remortgaging

UK Finance has revealed that there were 46,900 new homeowner remortgages completed in July, some...

Magellan Homeloans appoints new regional team

Magellan Homeloans has created a new team of regional account managers (RAMs). The RAMs will...

Another Sunny Loans TV ad banned

Elevate Credit International, which trades as Sunny Loans, has been told by the Advertising...

Fluent Money Group introduces specialist lending support service

Fluent Money Group has launched an enhanced specialist lending service to advisers, through Fluent...

Terry Pritchard joins Kuflink

Terry Pritchard has joined bridging lender Kuflink as head of origination. Prior to joining Kuflink,...

Foundation Home Loans unveils remortage incentive package

Foundation Home Loans has launched a buy-to-let five-year remortgage special, an incentive package aimed...
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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...
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Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

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