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Accord unveils seven-day specials

Accord Mortgages has unveiled eight new fixed rate products, with rates starting from 2.89%...

5% rise in intermediary product availability

The number of live mortgage schemes available to intermediaries has climbed to its highest...

Remortgaging activity counteracts FTB slump

There was a decline in first-time buyer activity in October, according to the latest...

Improving arrears position at CHL

CHL Mortgages has reported further improvements in arrears levels across its buy-to-let and homeloan...

Property Portfolio Rescue rebrands

Property Portfolio Rescue (PPR) has rebranded to PPR Estates. It says the move is...

Lenders look to improve the conveyancing process

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says it is working on a number of...

Continuing fall in commercial property demand

The latest RICS Commercial Market Survey has found that demand for commercial property is...

Home improvements fuel equity release

Equity release sales reached £613.32 million in nine months, according to the latest Key...

Buy-to-let improvement felt by brokers

43% of brokers reported an improvement in the availability of buy-to-let mortgages during the...

New MD for Countrywide’s new build division

James Poynor has been appointed as the new managing director of new homes agent...

Let tenants work from home: Shapps

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called for councils and housing associations to allow their...

32% relying on home for retirement income

Among people aged 34-44, 42% want to stay in their own house when they...

Equity release advisers need government support: SHIP

91% of advisers claim a lack of clear and consistent government information is one...

Paul Brett joins Borro

Paul Brett, founder of the Freehold Packager Association, has joined Borro as business development...

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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...