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Adviser Office 8.1 released

1st Exchange & N4 has released version 8.1 of its back office software, Adviser...

Expo Rolex winner revealed

Borro Introducer, the intermediary arm of borro.com, has revealed the winner of its Expo...

Prices up for seven consecutive months: LSL/Acadametrics

Average house prices registered a 0.2% increase in November, according to the latest LSL/Acadametrics...

Paradigm chooses equity release partner

Paradigm Mortgage Services has chosen The Right Equity Release Limited as its preferred referral...

No surprise as BoE holds bank rate

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the base...

House prices fell 0.1% in November: Halifax

House prices fell by 0.1% in November, while in the previous three months to...

Secured loan market on the rise again: Y3S

Y3S claims that mortgage brokers and IFAs are sitting on a "goldmine"" of income...

Redundancy fear up 50%

There has been a 50% rise over the past three months in the number...

Rise in number of house hunters

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported a rise in the average...

Retired homeowners lose £5bn over past three months

Despite housing market volatility hitting prices during the past quarter, new research from equity...

Strategic review for AIFA, AMI and AFB

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is to undergo a strategic review, following...

Consumers don’t want fee-based equity release advice model

There remains a clear preference for 'free' equity release advice, according to new research...

Yet another estate agent’s ad banned

An estate agent's flyer has been banned following a complaint from Spicerhaart. A leaflet for...

Expansion leads to new head office for Gateway

Gateway Surveyors is moving to new purpose built head office premises on the outskirts...

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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...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

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L&G names Cecilia Furner as distribution director for retail retirement

Legal & General has appointed Cecilia Furner to the newly created role of distribution...

Momenti launches new research project into broker decision-making

Momenti Group has unveiled a new research initiative, titled WHY, which aims to shed...

Castle Trust Bank introduces drawdown option for light refurbishment bridging loans

Castle Trust Bank has launched a new light refurbishment bridging product that allows borrowers...

HTB supports £11.9m scheme to deliver 58 new homes in Ashford

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has agreed an £11.9m development facility to fund the construction...