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‘Digital mortgage adviser’ promises free 24/7 advice

Habito has launched what it claims to be the world’s first "artificially intelligent Digital Mortgage...

PMS partners with TML

PMS Mortgage Club has become the latest distributor to partner with The Mortgage Lender...

Funding 365 appoints sales director

Bridging lender Funding 365 has added Paul Weitzkorn to its team as sales director. He joins from Goldman Sachs,...

Modernising Conveyancing conference agenda announced

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has published the agenda for its ‘Modernising Conveyancing’ conference, which...

More landlords taking day-to-day control of properties

New research has found that two in three landlords live within 10 miles of...

Pensions Dashboard prototype to be developed

At the Aviva Digital Garage later today, Simon Kirby, the economic secretary to the...

Society of Mortgage Professionals outlines roadshow schedule

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has confirmed the schedule for its second series of 2016...

Network expands headquarters

Connect for Intermediaries has expanded into second floor premises at its headquarters in Hornchurch,...

New associate member for the ABI

The Association of British Insurers has welcomed international law firm Kennedys to its associate...

Leeds BS volunteers in conservation drive

Volunteers from the Leeds Building Society recently spent a day clearing scrub and trees...

Your Move: rent rise slowdown may be over

The average rent in England and Wales is now £846 per calendar month, the highest...

Age Partnership reveals expansion plans

Retirement specialist Age Partnership has reported year-on-year business growth of 35%. This compares to year-on-year growth...

Fall in construction output

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that in July 2016, output in...

Post-Brexit vote bounce for buy-to-let

Buy-to-let activity increased by 12.7% in August as the sector successfully absorbed the Government’s 2015 policy...

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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...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

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Energy-efficient homes ‘may carry higher climate risks’

Some of the UK’s more energy-efficient homes could face greater long-term exposure to flooding...

New towns plan may help supply but risks falling short, says former RICS chair

The government’s announcement of seven proposed new towns has been broadly welcomed as a...

Buy-to-let mortgage rates rise as landlords face fresh cost pressures

Buy-to-let mortgage rates have risen sharply this month, while landlords are also facing further...

Virgin Money to take mortgage application systems offline for five days

Virgin money has announced that its Virgin Money and Clydesdale online application platforms will...

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