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Drawbridge passes medium-term milestone

Drawbridge Finance claims it has passed the £50 million mark on its medium-term loan...

Paragon appointment to spearhead securitisation strategy

Peter Shorthouse has been appointed as director of treasury and structured finance for the...

The Manchester’s new range includes 80% LTV fix at 4.39%

Manchester Building Society has launched new products and also made improvement to its mortgage...

Link offers 13.4% second charge

Link Loans is offering a three-year fixed rate secured loan. Rates start at 13.4% with...

Famous five seek to improve estate agents’ standards

Industry veterans Martin Wilson, Simon Djemil, Amanda Wilson, Martin Reynolds and John Malone have...

ASA bans misleading property ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert which appeared to come from...

Confidence falls across the board

The Nationwide Building Society has found that consumer confidence fell by nine points to...

Sales remained strong in September: NAEA

The number of house hunters fell for the second consecutive month in September, according...

Record apps for Safe&Secure

Safe&Secure Insurance, which specialises in selling general insurance products on behalf of Intermediaries, has...

FSA given new power of consumer redress

The FSA has been granted a new power to deliver prompt and effective redress...

Paragon appoints underwriting chief

Paul Clampin has been appointed as director of mortgage underwriting for Paragon Mortgages. He joins...

Decade-level slump for remortgages

Remortgaging reached its lowest proportion of total lending for 10 years in August, accounting...

Focus appoints product director

Focus Solutions has appointed Peter Cobb to the position of product director. He joins the...

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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...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...

Loans Warehouse joins L&G Mortgage Club panel 

Loans Warehouse has been added to the L&G Mortgage Club’s Referral Pro panel. The Hertfordshire-based...

FOLK2FOLK names new chief executive as focus turns to SME growth

Peer-to-peer business lender FOLK2FOLK has appointed Kawai Chung as its new chief executive officer,...