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Investec unveils ‘£Million Plus’ mortgage

Investec Specialist Private Bank has launched a new '£Million Plus' mortgage offering targeted at...

SMS joins forces with Connect Overseas Pro

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) is partnering with Connect Overseas Pro, the specialist international mortgage...

£920k needed in retirement by wealthiest 10%

Newly retired 65-year olds in the UK's wealthiest 10% of households will need to...

Valunation wins Ipswich BS contract

Valunation has been chosen by Ipswich Building Society to be its sole valuation panel...

Seconds are still tempting

The secured loan sector is still being viewed as a viable and lucrative sector,...

Increase in buy-to-let enquiries: TMA

TMA's November Distribution Indicator survey has indicated that enquires for the buy-to-let market to...

Can social media help me increase my equity release client base?

Don't assume social media is just for kids, argues Kurt Mueller, external affairs manager...

FSA delays approved persons regime

The FSA is delaying the introduction of the approved persons' regime to the mortgage...

Gordon Strachan backs Lloyds TSB’s soccer involvement

Former Scotland and schoolboys international Gordon Strachan has given his backing to a new...

Countrywide appointed as valuation services partner for HSBC

HSBC has chosen Countrywide Surveying Services to undertake valuations for its UK brands and...

Sun Life Financial of Canada closes doors to new customers

Sun Life Financial of Canada is to no longer offer products to new customers...

AIFA offers latest economic analysis

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has published its latest &lta href=&quothttp://www.aifa.net/publications/economic_analysis/aifa_qea_november10.pdf &quot&gtquarterly...

Bad decisions not fraud at RBS, concludes FSA

The FSA has completed its supervisory investigation into the Royal Bank of Scotland. In May...

NAEA calls for lenders to increase lending

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has warned that any property market recovery...

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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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Masthaven reduces bridging rates and widens product scope

Masthaven Finance has announced sweeping rate cuts across its bridging range, alongside product changes...

MT Finance promotes Alex Taylor to business development manager role

MT Finance has promoted Alex Taylor to business development manager for mortgages, where he...

Prime London property prices record sharpest fall since 2019

Prime Central London property values slipped again in August, falling by 0.1%, with prices...

Fight or flight: £40k hit to house prices near Gatwick

House prices in parts of Surrey and West Sussex could fall by up to...