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Nationwide: “modest rebound” in annual house price growth

The Nationwide Building Society has reported that house prices in July rose 0.6% month-on-month. The...

Sunny Loans ad banned by watchdog

A Sunny Loans ad has been found to have given misleading impression that the...

SimplyBiz partners with Guardian Financial Services

SimplyBiz has secured a multi-year partnership deal with Guardian Financial Services. Guardian Financial Services re-entered...

Credit score provider merger referred on competition grounds

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred Experian’s purchase of ClearScore for an...

Bluestone Mortgages’ MD to step down

Bluestone Mortgages has announced that David Torpey will stand down from his position as managing...

Lenders act to help borrowers on reversion rates switch product

59 authorised lenders, representing 93% of the UK’s residential mortgage market have agreed common...

Stamp duty cut “saved £284 million”

The Treasury has claimed that over the next five years, the cut in stamp...

Foresight ups investment in Reward Finance to £50m

Reward Finance Group has secured an additional £10m investment from Foresight Group LLP, to...

Reducing red tape key to regenerating SME house building sector

A United Trust Bank poll of brokers working in development finance has revealed the...

Clever Lending and Your Expert Group adopt OMS

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been selected by Clever Lending and Your Expert Group. Clever...

L&G invests in mortgage intermediary software service

Legal & General’s fintech is making a £3 million investment in Smartr365, a software...

The Leeds launches Retirement Interest Only mortgages

The Leeds Building Society has become the latest provider to launch Retirement Interest Only...

Naismiths takes on four surveyors for the North

The national property consultancy Naismiths has recruited four experienced surveyors to its surveying practice across...

The Yorkshire launches apprenticeship campaign

The Yorkshire Building Society is using an apprentice business development adviser at Accord Mortgages...
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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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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
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Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
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FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
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Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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