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Consumer Panel issues challenge over PPI claims

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has thrown down the gauntlet to firms facing...

Less harsh downturn in house sales than expected

Whilst UK monthly house sales fell in November, it was a far less significant...

Remortgaging mitigating seasonal slowdown?

Despite recent fears over the possibility of an over-long seasonal slowdown, Connells Survey and...

LSL completes Pink purchase

LSL Property Services has finalised the acquisition of Pink Home Loans following the FSA...

Brokers offered higher level qualification

The ifs School of Finance has unveiled a new, higher level qualification for mortgage...

Rents continue to rise, says RICS

There was a rise in rents in the three months to the end of...

Platform’s new BTL deal designed with Mortgages for Business

Buy-to-let broker Mortgages for Business has worked with Platform to come up with a...

The Hanley Economic chooses Gateway for panel management

The Hanley has selected Gateway as its new panel manager to manage all its...

Loan advert banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Google-sponsored advert from UK Loan Star.NET. The...

Criteria changes for Drawbridge

Bridging lender Drawbridge Finance has made changes to its criteria. Drawbridge will now waive the...

NatWest IP refreshes range

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has made changes to some of its mortgage and remortgage products...

LV= appoints protection head of sales

Mike Farrell has joined LV= as head of sales of the protection business. Farrell will...

Seasonal slowdown a month early: Hometrack

Hometrack's latest monthly survey of over 5,100 agents and surveyors has highlighted a sizeable...

YBS makes corporate affairs appointment

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Louise Scott as media relations manager. She has previously worked...

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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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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...

LiveMore appoints key account manager for the North

LiveMore, the later life mortgage lender, has appointed Phil Beswick as key account manager...

OneDome unveils broker network focused on growth and technology

OneDome has launched a new broker network, OneDome Growth Partners, aimed at supporting mortgage...