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Just Group’s deputy chairman to retire

Just Group plc has announced that its deputy chairman, Tom Cross Brown, will retire...

Ombudsman Services seeks complaints handling dialogue

Ombudsman Services (OS) is launching Building Balance, a dialogue being run to look at...

Vida Homeloans launches new Premier range

Vida Homeloans has unveiled a new ‘Vida Premier’ range of both residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Rates...

The Leeds extends shared ownership funding

The Leeds Building Society is to offer extra support for affordable housing and help...

New Barclays mortgages for FTBs and home movers

Barclays is cutting rates and launching new residential products. Changes include launching three new fee...

Masthaven added to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that Masthaven Bank has joined its lender panel. All SimplyBiz...

FCA issues DP on transforming culture in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on transforming culture in...

Real estate lender confidence high despite political uncertainty

Link Asset Services' latest Market Trend Analysis Report has found that confidence is high among...

Pure Retirement introduces Pure Max Range

Pure Retirement has relaunched its Pure Drawdown product range as the Pure Max Range. The...

Ninth month of slowing annual house price growth

Your Move and Acadata have reported that average house prices rose again in February,...

Key Partnerships improves equity release referral support

Key Partnerships is expanding its adviser support team as client demand for equity release...

Foundation Home Loans broadens HMO offering

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its HMO product range with the introduction of a...

The Monmouthshire sponsors two education awards

The Monmouthshire Building Society has sponsored two awards at South Wales Argus Schools’ and...

TSB cuts five deals from mortgage range

TSB has removed the following deals from its mortgage range: Three-year fixed for homebuyers. Five-year...
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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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