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Still room for common sense lending: Jupp

Rob Jupp has called for a return to specialist lending on the day he...

Manor Mortgages links with TMA

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has added Manor Mortgages to its panel of packagers and...

Crown broadens European presence with German acquisition

Mortgage servicer Crown Westfalen Credit Services (CWCS) has acquired a specialist team for German...

Buy-to-let will continue to tread water

Don't get too excited about the buy-to-let recovery, warns Bob Young, managing director of...

Kent Reliance opens seven new agencies

Kent Reliance Building Society says it will opening seven new agencies as it looks...

Nationwide appoints new chief economist

Robert Gardner has joined Nationwide Building Society as its new chief economist. He replaces Martin...

Brilliant teams up with insurer

Brilliant Solutions has entered into a new arrangement with Cavere Insurance, the general insurance...

BTL biggest growth area for Countrywide

The latest figures from Countrywide's network of 1,300 estate agency and lettings branches shows...

The Yorkshire presents £100k to Teenage Cancer Trust

Staff and customers of Yorkshire Building Society have raised £100,000 for Teenage Cancer Trust...

Need not choice driving decisions to rent

Landlords believe renting is increasing in popularity, according to research by the Association of...

BPF calls for direct LHA payments

The British Property Federation (BPF) has repeated calls for direct payment to landlords from...

Failures of well-known brands &quotbecoming a regular event&quot

Brokers have been warned that they need to ensure their business relationships are with...

FSB sounds warning for SMEs

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that small firms that have empty...

PMS/Sesame claim 27% mortgage intermediary share

PMS and Sesame combined delivered over £23.8 billion of mortgage applications to lenders last...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

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Carter Jonas warns housing reforms ‘far from sufficient’ to tackle crisis

The government must go further than its initial wave of planning reforms if it...

South London dominates list of most popular London boroughs for buyers and renters

South London has emerged as the capital’s most sought-after area for both buyers and...

Household incomes fall nearly 9% in three years as tax and inflation bite

Households are nearly 9% worse off than they were before the pandemic, according to...

Millions of adults trapped at home as 98% priced out of first homes

Almost five million adults in Britain are unable to move out of their parents’...