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AIR Group unveils Learning Hub

Answers in Retirement Group has launched a new physical ‘Learning Hub’ for later life...

Clear your desks on Friday, says Brightstar

Brightstar Financial is calling on brokers to clear their desks of problem cases this...

Secure Trust Bank introduces new zero product fee range

Secure Trust Bank has cut prices across 70 mortgage products and introduced a new...

UK rents on road to recovery

The average rent in UK has increased by 0.13%, the highest monthly increase since...

Octane Capital hits £100m redemption milestone

Octane Capital has achieved £100m of redemptions in the 15 months since launching in May...

Leasing rise boosts asset finance market

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that asset finance new business (primarily...

The House Crowd unveils development finance proposition

The House Crowd has launched a property development finance offering, which aims to help...

Second charge new business up 5% in July

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that second charge mortgage new business...

Technology and the ‘frictionless mortgage’ theme for L&G conference

The Legal & General Mortgage Club has now announced the 2018 Mortgage Club Autumn Conference,...

Jaedon Green joins Leeds housing association board

Jaedon Green, the Leeds Building Society’s director of product and distribution, has been appointed...

New finance broker completed £2.5m in August

Your Expert Group completed on £2.5m of loan finance during August, despite not having fully...

Record lending levels for Together

Together has reported record levels of lending in its results for the year ended...

Halifax: quarterly house price growth at 3.7%

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to August increased by...

Survey reveals extent of leasehold ‘scandal’

New research has found that thousands of homeowners are stuck in properties they cannot...
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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...
Mortgages

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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