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Pepper Money unveils zero completion fee limited edition

Pepper Money has launched a residential and buy-to-let zero completion fee limited edition for...

TSB joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added TSB to its lender panel. The lender is the 14th...

Second charge criteria searches changed completely in July

Knowledge Bank has revealed the most search criteria by brokers during the month of...

UK Finance: arrears and possessions at an all-time historic low

UK Finance has reported that there were 76,740 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5%...

Landlords most vulnerable in Winchester

Gatehouse Bank has revealed that Winchester is home to the most vulnerable rental market...

Santander announces variable rate rises

Santander has reviewed its variable rates on its saving and mortgage products for existing...

Savills’ profits fall 18%

Savills has reported that group profit before tax for the first six months of...

Computershare donates £5k to help those in financial hardship

Computershare has donated a total of £5,000 to Turn2us and Citizens Advice Maidstone to...

First-time buyer uncertainty over stamp duty changes

31% of first-time buyers don’t know if the stamp duty abolition will benefit them...

MTF cuts heavy refurb rates

MTF has launched a new heavy refurb range with reduced rates. The new heavy refurb...

LendInvest launches exclusive with Buy to Let Club

LendInvest has introduced an exclusive five-year fixed rate product for intermediaries through Buy to...

Saffron For Intermediaries revamps expat buy-to let range

The Saffron Building Society has unveiled a refreshed range of expat mortgages for landlords...

The Leeds appoints director of business transformation

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Nick Young as its new director of business...

Sainsbury’s Bank increases mortgage rates

Sainsbury's Bank has made changes to its mortgage range. Changes are are as follows: Two-year fixed...
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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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Appointments

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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Confidence in homeownership falters despite renewed ambition

More than half of aspiring homeowners do not believe they will ever be able...
Case Studies

Precise helps borrowers with adverse credit secure 95% LTV home purchase

Precise has completed a 95% loan-to-value mortgage for two borrowers with historic adverse credit...
Buy-to-let

Landlords take more targeted approach to HMO investment

Landlords are increasingly adapting houses in multiple occupation to appeal to specific tenant groups,...

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