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New chief surveyor for e.surv

E.surv Chartered Surveyors has revealed that David Harbour will join the firm on 20...

One third of homes for sale discounted

31.3% of properties currently for sale in the UK’s major towns and cities have...

“Strong year” for Broker Conveyancing

Broker Conveyancing has today a rise in its instruction and user figures for both...

LendInvest offering new refurb product

LendInvest has launched a new refurbishment finance product aimed at experienced property professionals. The refurbishment...

PPI claims firm rapped over ad

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint from Lloyds Banking Group over a...

Chaseblue expands underwriting capacity

South Wales based specialist finance broker Chaseblue Loans has signed terms on an extension...

Stonebridge cancer charity push raises £20k

Stonebridge Group raised over £20,000 during 2016 for its chosen charity, Macmillan Cancer Support. During...

CML welcomes housing white paper

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed the publication of the housing white...

Borro unveils marketing and commission initiative

Borro has introduced a new marketing and commission package to its Preferred Partners Panel...

White Paper aims to tackle “broken” housing market

Sajid Javid, secretary of state for the Department for Communities and Local Government, has...

MCI expands lender panel

MCI Mortgage Club has announced the addition of both Kensington and New Street to...

The Loans Engine secures £750k second charge

Specialist finance broker The Loans Engine has paid out its largest second-charge mortgage amount,...

TMW to cut fixed and tracker rates

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is cutting reducing rates on selected fixed and tracker mortgages...

Halifax: house price growth rates “robust”

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months to January 2017 were...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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