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Cavendish Online appoints business development manager

Online discount life insurance and protection broker Cavendish Online has appointed Luke Barber as...

Santander renews AVM partnership with Hometrack

Santander has agreed a three year extension to its valuation and risk services partnership...

BM Solutions rolls out mortgage portal to all brokers

Following a pilot, BM Solutions is providing all brokers with access to its new...

Small fall in mortgage approval numbers

E.surv has reported that February's mortgage approvals were 1.25% lower than in January 2018...

The Newcastle appoints customer director

The Newcastle Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller as its new customer director. Miller (pictured)...

Halifax unveils £750 cashback offer

Halifax is offering £750 cashback to first time buyers, home movers and those who...

OMS platform integrates with Precise Mortgages

One Mortgage System (OMS) says it is the first platform to fully integrate with...

Paymentshield highlights importance of conversation

A recent YouGov poll of 2,088 consumers for Paymentshield found that half of people prefer...

Second steppers finding it more difficult to move home

A Nationwide Building Society poll has found that people are putting their lives on...

10-year high for mortgage affordability

Halifax has reported that mortgages in the UK have reached their most affordable level...

The Buckinghamshire partners with SimplyBiz Mortgages

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has joined the lending panel of SimplyBiz Mortgages.  Its range...

Virgin Money offers buy-to-let cashback deal

Virgin Money has unveiled a new £750 cashback incentive on its intermediary exclusive buy-to-let...

Together lowers buy-to-let rates

Specialist lender Together has lowered the rates on its range of buy-to-let mortgages and...

Scotland dwarfs England & Wales house price growth

Your Move has reported that annual house price growth in Scotland is now over...
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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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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...
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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...
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LifeSearch appoints Nick Rixon as head of business protection

LifeSearch has appointed Nick Rixon as head of business protection and expert advice. The appointment...

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