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8% growth for second charge market

There was £76 million of second charge mortgage new business in January, a trade body...

Masthaven partners with Intrinsic in distribution boost

Masthaven has announced a new partnership with Intrinsic. Advisers that are part of the Intrinsic...

Rise in mortgage balances at the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has reported a £20m increase in its mortgage...

Fast growing company recognition for anti-money laundering business

SmartSearch has been named as one of Yorkshire’s fastest growing companies. Over the past six...

Regulator outlines approach to supervision and enforcement

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Approach to Supervision and its Approach...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils portfolio review facility with Uinsure

In conjunction with Uinsure, SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a portfolio review service for its...

FTB enthusiasm for advice doesn’t extend to home insurance

While a record number of first time buyers are using intermediaries to arrange mortgages,...

TMW reintroduces 80% LTV buy-to-let deals

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has reintroducing 80% loan to value (LTV) products to its...

Hinckley & Rugby Help to Buy exclusive for MAB

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has unveiled an exclusive product with Mortgage Advice...

OneSavings Bank changes lending conditions pre-new EPC regs

OneSavings Bank has made changes to its lending conditions for residential buy-to-let and commercial...

New FD for the Tipton and Coseley

The Tipton and Coseley Building Society has announced the appointment of Andy Lumby as...

Fleet Mortgages pulls limited company floating charge requirement

Fleet Mortgages will no longer require a floating charge on its limited company cases. The...

MBE Leeds Expo to hold FIBA debate

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has revealed that the Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA)...

FIBA to introduce ‘Live Deal Room’ to regional events

The Financial Intermediary and Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that April's regional events come with...
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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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Darlington completes complex expat new-build mortgage

Darlington Building Society has completed an 80% LTV mortgage for a joint application from...
New build

New builds coming to market at lowest level since 2017

The number of new build housing developments coming to market is at its lowest...
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Rental affordability improves most in London

London recorded the biggest improvement in rental affordability in June, according to Propertymark, with...
Opinions & blogs

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...

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