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Brokers working longer hours than average UK employee

 United Trust Bank research has established that 47% of brokers operating in the fields...

Halifax: annual house price growth eases

Halifax has reported that house prices have flattened over the past three months. Prices...

Private equity acquisition of DPR and eKeeper

Technology focused private equity investment firm Norland Capital has acquired DPR and eKeeper. DPR...

Precise Mortgages grows sales team

Precise Mortgages has recruited Matt Yates to its sales team to support its network...

“Hugely disappointing” govt decision over pensions cold-calling

The government has decided not to legislate to ban pensions cold-calling. Peta Buscombe, Conservative member...

Slowdown in rent rises continues

Landbay's latest Rental Index has found that the average rent of a new letting...

Landlords urge govt u-turn on tax relief changes

Paragon Mortgages’ latest PRS Trends Report for Q2 2017 has found landlords calling on...

360 Dot Net partners with Ingard

Ingard is to use the 360 Lifecycle CRM system. The system has been developed by 360...

Right PMI Network expands PMI Quote engine

The Right PMI Network, the specialist PMI division of The Right Mortgage and Protection...

Equiniti acquires loan management tech firm

Equiniti Group has announced the acquisition of the Nostrum Group. Nostrum is a provider of...

6% growth in self and custom build market

The self and custom build industry is growing at a rate of 6.25% year...

Liverpool Street new destination for Metro Bank

Metro Bank is to launch a brand new store in the Liverpool Street area...

Virgin Money offers improved intermediary portal

Virgin Money is now offering a new intermediary mortgage portal following a partnership with...

Mortgage manager treks 40 miles in 12 hours for charity

A mortgage product manager at Leeds Building Society has raised £1,600 for charity by...
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Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
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Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...
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TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...
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HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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