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June saw supply of housing rise while demand dropped

NAEA Propertymark has reported that the number of sales agreed per branch rose from...

BoE: mortgage lending remains steady

The Bank of England has reveal that in June 2018, the annual growth rate...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network expands compliance team

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network has added two new members to its compliance...

The Swansea BS partners with TBMC

The Swansea Building Society has team up with TBMC to offer its buy-to-let and...

Newcastle Intermediaries cuts all large loan rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has reduced rates across all of its large loan products, cutting some...

The Scottish BS unveils retirement interest-only mortgage

The Scottish Building Society has added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range...

£8bn threat to commercial property owners

Commercial property owners could be hit for more than £8.6 billion if they fail...

London buy-to-let market attracts investment in Q2

Commercial Trust has reported that during the second quarter of the year, London recorded the...

More 2 Life appoints product manager

More 2 Life has appointed Jac Jones to the newly created role of product manager. Jones...

Investec Asset Finance makes sales appointment

Investec Asset Finance (IAF) has appointed David Lavin to its broker introduced sales team. The...

Widows reluctant to downsize

47% of law firms regularly advised widows who are facing financial hardship to consider...

FCA begins crowdfunding consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to change to the rules for crowdfunding...

The Bucks cuts credit repair rates

The Buckinghamshire Building Society’s range of Credit Repair and Impaired Credit products have been...

Accord records broker podcast

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new podcast which aims to help brokers build their...
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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%...
Specialist

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...
Regulation

FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
Appointments

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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