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Government plans Land Registry sell-off

Concern has been raised over the possible privatisation of the Land Registry, with fears...

MDA sells businesses to TPG Capital

Firms including MDA SearchFlow Limited, MDA Hub Limited, xit2 Limited, Rochford Brady Group and...

Pair of appointment for Ageas Insurance

Ageas Insurance - previously Fortis Insurance - has manned two appointments in its Personal...

Assurant wins PTFS gong

Assurant Intermediary won the title of Best Buildings and Contents Insurance Provider by Personal...

Slight fall in corporate insolvencies

There were 3,974 compulsory liquidations and creditors' voluntary liquidations in total in England and...

FSA reiterates belief in MMR

The FSA has moved to reiterate its belief that that the Mortgage Market Review...

Sesame offers landlord protection with Rent on Time

Sesame has launched an exclusive partnership with Rent on Time to help brokers provide...

Target makes board appointment

Financial software and servicing firm Target Group has appointed Glen Herbert to its board...

Date set for new AIFA/AMI/AFB boss’s start

Stephen Gay is to join the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as its...

AMI details Expo speaker programme

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has outlined its 2010 Mortgage Business Expo (MBE)...

FSA ban for lender boss who dubbed customers &quotevil&quot

The FSA has fined mortgage lender, Bridging Loans Ltd, £42,000 and its director Joseph...

Northern Rock CEO quits

Gary Hoffman has stepped down as chief executive officer (CEO) of Northern Rock plc,...

Landlords accuse minister of making misleading claims

The government's Welfare Reform Minister Lord Freud has been accused by landlords of 'fiddling'...

Debt in retirement looms for over-50s

National free debt solution provider Payplan has warned that poor performance of final salary...

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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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Landlords turn to remortgaging as demand for property improvements rises

The number of landlords remortgaging to release funds for property improvements has surged over...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

Fleet Mortgages trims HMO and MUFB rates across 75% LTV range

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on its 75% loan-to-value HMO and multi-unit freehold block...