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LendInvest funds £5.5 million development deal

LendInvest has provided a £5.5 million loan to experienced borrower, Ross Harper, to fund...

TDS sets new Academy course dates

Deposit protection scheme, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), has announced new dates for its Academy...

New listings up 2.5% year-on-year

There was a 20% increase in sellers listing their properties last month, according to...

L&G posts 54% rise in retirement division profits

Legal & General has reported an increase in operating profit of 54% across its...

Key Retirement highlighting equity release challenges and opportunities

Key Retirement Group is extending its backing of Financial Services Expo to support advisers...

Whole of Scotland market launch for Kensington and New Street Mortgages

Kensington and New Street Mortgages have announced a whole of market launch into Scotland. ...

East Midlands rents rising fastest in the UK

Landbay's latest Rental Index has reported that residential rents in the East Midlands grew by...

Restructuring firm joins ASTL

David Rubin & Partners Ltd, a firm of restructuring professionals, has joined The Association...

Fluent Money appoints CTO

Fluent Money Group has appointed Garry Taylor as chief technology officer (CTO). Taylor (pictured), who...

Income from property reaches £16.2bn

Over 1.9 million people received an income from property in 2015-16, with the number...

SimplyBiz Group boosts pension transfer panel

The SimplyBiz Group has added a fourth partner to its DB pension transfer referral...

New SME funder backed by Aldermore

Simply Asset Finance, a new lender for the SME market, has received a £20m...

Legal & General Mortgage Club reveals Spring conference details

Legal & General Mortgage Club is to hold its Spring Conference on Wednesday 14 March....

More 2 Life unveils Maximum Choice product

More 2 Life has announced its Maximum Choice equity release product, offering rates of 5.65%...

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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...

Rental affordability improves most in London

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

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...

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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