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Bank of Mum & Dad ‘feeling the pinch’

Research by Legal & General and Cebr has found that nearly one in five...

Masthaven completes its largest ever secured loans

Masthaven Bank has completed two of its largest ever second charge loans over the...

FSE London seminars revealed

The full seminar programme for Financial Services Expo (FSE) London has been announced. FSE London...

The Bucks teams up with Key Partnerships

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has signed an exclusive contract with equity release referral service...

TBMC pilots new BTL refurb product

TBMC is piloting a new buy-to-let refurbishment deal with Precise Mortgages. The product includes...

ASTL quarterly bridging volumes up 10% year-on-year

Data from ASTL bridging lender members for the second quarter of 2018 are slightly...

Landbay expands Midlands team

Landbay has appointed Rob Stanton as a regional account manager for the Midlands. Stanton joins...

BestAdvice on holiday!

The team at BestAdvice are taking their annual holiday next week, 20-24 August. The period...

Brokers fear further base rate increases

United Trust Bank’s most recent broker sentiment survey has found that 70% of brokers...

New remortgage intermediary exclusives from Sainsbury’s Bank

Sainsbury’s Bank’s mortgages team is making changes to its residential product range. These offers are...

The Leeds refreshes two year buy-to-let tracker offering

The Leeds Building Society has refreshed its range of two year buy-to-let tracker mortgages. New...

M&S Bank adds 95% LTV and 35-year term products

M&S Bank has extended its maximum loan to value to 95% on three new...

Oblix Capital makes bridging rate reductions

Oblix Capital will be reducing rates across its bridging finance range. The news follows on...

81% of total Help to Buy equity loans to first-time buyers

Latest MHCLG Help to Buy statistics show that oer the period since the launch...
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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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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

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...
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Redwood Bank strengthens underwriting team with senior appointment

Redwood Bank has appointed Omkar Hushing as senior underwriting manager as it continues to...

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