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PMS adds Mortgage Brain to sourcing ‘panel’

Mortgage distributor PMS has adopted Mortgage Brain's new sourcing system as one of its...

Nationwide kicks England sponsorship into touch

The Nationwide Building Society has confirmed that it is ending its sponsorship of the...

Scottish rental market continues to flourish

Scottish lettings portal Citylets has reported that rent levels across the country are continuing...

BuildStore teams up with Chorley to boost self-build

The Chorley Building Society has joined forces with BuildStore to provide mortgages to the...

ASA bans another estate agent’s ad

A press advert for Churchills Estate Agents breached regulatory codes, the Advertising Standards Authority...

Self-cert and sub-prime barely register in brokers’ business

Only 0.7% of mortgage brokers' business in the second quarter of 2010 was made...

Purchase deals dominate John Charcol business

60% of mortgages taken in June 2010 were for purchases, according to the latest...

Alarm bells sounded by Insolvency Service cuts

The Insolvency Service's plans to reduce its expenditure this year have concerned R3, the...

Cuts made to Mortgage Rescue Scheme

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced that there will be a cut in the...

Santander Commercial added to TMA panel

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) has added Santander Commercial Mortgages to its commercial panel. TMA members...

Gross mortgage lending up 15% last month

Gross mortgage lending in June was an estimated £13.1 billion, a 15% rise from...

LeadPoint appoints commercial head

LeadPoint has appointed Kevin Rice as commercial director. Rice is the former managing director of...

AEGON unveils new at-retirement option

AEGON has launched a secure income option on its Investment Control bond, as it...

UKFI hires Merrill big hitter

UK Financial Investments (UKFI) has hired Jim O'Neil from Bank of America Merrill Lynch...

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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...