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Broker reports Brexit-based enquiry boost

De Vere Mortgages has revealed that the possibility of Brexit is fuelling a surge...

The Northview Group hires national account manager

The Northview Group, the parent company of Kensington and New Street Mortgages, has announced...

FS review ‘should aid the most vulnerable’

LV= is urging the government to focus particularly on helping the most vulnerable people access advice...

Homebuyers waiting over three years to buy

51% of Britons are considering buying their first home or moving house, according to...

16% rise in mortgage balances for Virgin Money

Virgin Money has reported an increase in pre-tax profits of 53% to £160.3 million for...

FTBs consider a load of barracks

Latest research has highlighted the extent to which first-time buyers are prepared to get...

L&G unveils shared ownership event

Legal & General Housing Partnerships has warned that mainstream mortgage advice needs to include discussions...

Rockstead appoints new director

Rockstead has recruited Andrew Salter from Investec to act in the newly created role...

Stonebridge raises £8k for Macmillan Cancer Support

Stonebridge Group has begun its 2016 charity campaign for Macmillan Cancer Support by raising over...

Business lender reaches £100m milestone

EZBob Ltd, which trades as business 'e-lenders' Everline and ezbob, has announced it has...

PTFS chooses secured loan & bridging sourcing system

Personal Touch Financial Services (PTFS) has selected LoanSource from Twenty7Tec as an integrated product sourcing...

FCA to pilot general insurance scorecards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to pilot the publication of general insurance ‘scorecards’...

Kent Reliance improves criteria for self-employed professionals

Kent Reliance has improved its criteria for self-employed applicants. The lender will now consider standard...

Countrywide takes stake in The Buy To Let Business

Countrywide plc has made a "significant" investment in Camberley based The Buy to Let...

COMMENT

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...

Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...

Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...

NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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