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Charles Derby unveils estate agency franchise programme

Charles Derby is launching an estate agency franchise throughout the UK. The firm, which currently...

Tenet opens its doors to advisers

Tenet Group is to hold a series of formal monthly open days throughout 2013. The...

New buy-to-let deals from Accord Mortgages

Accord Mortgages has unveiled a new range of buy-to-let mortgages whilst cutting rates on...

New product from Equifinance

Promise Solutions has exclusively launched Equifinance Plus, the latest lender to join the secured...

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services expands panel

Sesame Bankhall Specialist Lending Services (SBSLS) has added Shawbrook Bank (Shawbrook) to its...

Paragon unveils app for case management

Paragon has launched a case management iPhone app for brokers. The bespoke portal and...

Significant fall in house sales from mortgage difficulties

The number of homes given up in England each year between 2010 and 2012...

Berkeley Alexander hails ‘Struggle Service’ success

Berkeley Alexander now has 13 individual insurers and in excess of 50 individual products...

Amendments made to Broker Conveyancing website and online portal

Broker Conveyancing has relaunched its website and online portal offering. The changes to the website...

CBI wants housing market initiatives from Osborne

The CBI is urging the George Osborne to use the Budget to boost the...

Urban asking prices rise but fall in the country

The average asking price of properties for sale in urban areas in England is...

First-time buyers boost valuation activity

Valuation activity hit a 12-month peak last month, as first time buyer numbers rose...

Halifax partners with 50th builder for NewBuy

Halifax has reached a milestone within its support of NewBuy initiative, signing up its...

Still tough for ‘second steppers’

The third annual Second Steppers report from Lloyds TSB indicates that little has improved...

COMMENT

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

Making children’s cover part of the mortgage conversation

Seeing a child unwell can often change how we feel, especially if you are a parent. Even when it’s a common childhood illness, such...

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The Exeter team prepares for London to Paris charity cycle

Seven members of The Exeter’s distribution team will take on a 340-mile cycle from...

HSBC UK automates remortgage cases through LMS platform

HSBC UK has become the first lender to automate remortgage cases through LMS’s Decisioning...

Large mortgage networks lose AR firms as brokers reassess support

Some of the UK’s largest mortgage networks recorded the biggest net losses in appointed...

Afin Bank appoints Beth Jeffs to lead product strategy

Afin Bank has appointed Beth Jeffs as head of product and proposition, with responsibility...

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