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ICOBS deadline looming, brokers told

Home Buyer Systems has warned broker firms that time is running out to review...

Surveyor sentiment more positive in short term

The outlook for the property market remains mixed despite a stabilising of house sales...

DAs positive about the year ahead

86% of the respondents to The Mortgage Alliance's (TMA) December Distribution Indicator said that...

Drawdown take-up boosts equity release sales

Equity release plan sales rose 3.36% in 2010 as the increasing use of drawdown...

Mydeposits reports 65% increase in take-up

Mydeposits.co.uk has reported a rise in the number of protections taken out by letting...

Portal Portfolio chooses Target for servicing

Target Group has won the contract to provide loan origination and end to end...

Precise Mortgages gets new distribution partners

Precise Mortgages has expanded its distribution panel. The new distributors are BDS Mortgage Group, Intrinsic...

London mortgage applications up 88.6% last year

Purchase mortgage applications in London almost doubled in 2010 compared to 2009, according to...

No change for house purchase lending in November: CML

November was a stable month with very few changes to the volume and value...

Rock refreshes range

Northern Rock has refreshed its mortgage range. Certain Everyday five-year fixed rates have been reduced...

Tenet outlines conference details

Tenet Group's has published details of its 2011 annual business conferences. They will include a...

DRA removal could boost pension savings: LV=

LV= has welcomed the government's decision to scrap the default retirement age (DRA). John Perks,...

L&G improves critical illness offering

Legal & General has made changes to its critical illness cover. The policy expiry limit...

Surprise! MPC votes to hold Bank Rate

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again voted for no change...

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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’...