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SMS added to Ingard panel

Mortgage network Ingard Financial has appointed Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) to its lending panel. The...

CHL to offer leadership and management training

CHL Mortgages is to undertake a new training programme for staff in partnership with...

Dan Waters to leave FSA

The FSA has announced that Dan Waters, director of conduct risk and asset management...

NBS unveils new five-year deal

The Newcastle Building Society (NBS) has launched a direct-only five-year fixed rate mortgage. The 4.45%...

Growth in popularity of offsets

Broker Your Mortgage Decisions has reported an increase in demand for offset mortgage deals...

Borro Introducer offers bonus for first cases

Borro Introducer is offering new brokers the opportunity to receive a one off bonus...

Rapid rise in rent arrears fulling CAB enquiries

Homelessness and rent arrears are among fastest growing problems reported by Citizens Advice Bureaux...

Alternatives for those in mortgage difficulties

The Building Societies Association (BSA) has published a new report which explores alternative solutions...

Fixes regaining in popularity

Latest sales data from first direct shows that homeowners may be starting to return...

Profits up at the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society has posted improved profits as it reported its half-year results....

Tenet and Calibrand team up to provide RDR qualification

Tenet has joined forces with RDR qualification provider Calibrand to offer the new Diploma...

FSA’s consultation paper &quotwholly inadequate&quot for equity release

Retirement planning firm LaterLiving has warned that the FSA's consultation paper on mortgage distribution...

Brokers give thumbs down to dual pricing and direct only deals

A Coventry Intermediaries' survey has seen brokers vote massively against dual pricing and direct...

Action taken over quartet’s use of charging orders

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has placed requirements on four financial institutions after...

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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...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

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Lifetime mortgage lump sum queries rise sharply, says Advise Wise

The average lump sum being searched for by later life borrowers has increased sharply...

TAB passes £500m milestone in loan redemptions

TAB has announced that it has surpassed £500m in loan redemptions since launching in...

Together begins £8m transformation of Greater Manchester headquarters

Specialist property lender Together has begun an £8m redevelopment of its Greater Manchester headquarters,...

Most landlords still believe myths about limited company buy-to-let

Nearly three-quarters of landlords continue to hold misconceptions about limited company buy-to-let, despite growing...