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Sheffield brokers fined by FSA

The FSA has fined three individuals at Pace Financial Management (Pace) in Sheffield for...

OpenConvey in tie-up with Alex Neil

Online conveyancing portal OpenConvey has signed an agreement with London estate agency chain Alex...

Commercial valuation event in Leeds on Monday

The ifs School of Finance is to hold regional network event on commercial valuations...

Lloyds lends a hand to homemovers

Lloyds TSB is extending its Lend a Hand proposition to homemovers as well as...

£99 fee deal boosts first direct’s business

First direct experienced its busiest weekend so far this year following the introduction of...

Orbiter unveils ‘pro’ version of its sourcing system

Orbiter, the online mortgage sourcing and distribution platform, has launched a new version of...

Intermediary products break the 6,000 mark

Intermediary mortgage product numbers have broken the 6,000 mark for the first time since...

Welsh plan for base rate rise

44% of people living in Wales think interest rates are likely to rise this...

And the Yorkshire said: ‘rollover’

Yorkshire Building Society has unveiled its new 'rollover mortgage,' a rolling one-year fixed rate...

Debt management firm adds to MBL’s Affinity Club

The Debt Advisor has joined Mortgage Brain's Affinity Club. The new arrangement will see The...

Summer uplift for property market

The number of residential property valuations conducted in June was 20% higher than in...

New MPC appointment to replace Kate Barker

Dr Martin Weale has been appointed to succeed Kate Barker as external member on...

Capstone Mortgage Services to rebrand with new ownership

Lehman Brothers' third party specialist mortgage servicer Capstone Mortgage Services is to rebrand as...

FSA continues mortgage fraud crackdown

The FSA has banned six individuals, and fined one of them over £130,000, for...

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Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

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...

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Blackstone and Pluto Finance launch £2bn real estate partnership

Blackstone has struck a £2 billion partnership with Pluto Finance to expand its presence...

Property chief urges Reeves to prioritise housing reforms in Budget

Rachel Reeves has been urged to use next month’s Autumn Budget to deliver decisive...

Remortgage completions fall sharply as borrowers face higher payments

The number of remortgage completions fell by more than a quarter in August as...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an...