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Roma Finance launches AI-powered DeskVal to speed up lending decisions

Roma Finance has unveiled DeskVal, an AI-powered valuation tool designed to deliver faster and...

Housing market stalls as demand dips and sales slide

The UK housing market’s fragile recovery faltered in July as higher borrowing costs and...

Premier League stadium area with highest house price premium revealed

Burnley’s Turf Moor has emerged as the Premier League’s most lucrative stadium location in...

Kuflink launches in-house legal department to speed up deals

Bridging lender Kuflink has launched its own in-house legal department, in what it describes...

Children wield growing influence over UK home buying decisions

Children are exerting unprecedented sway over property choices with 74% of families saying their...

Most Premier League areas enjoy mortgage relief – but four buck the trend

Falling mortgage rates have brought relief to homeowners and buyers in almost every Premier...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank expand criteria and boost approval rates

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank have unveiled a series of lending changes aimed at...

Barclays lowers fixed mortgage rates across residential range

Barclays is cutting mortgage rates across its residential range from tomorrow, with reductions of...

Precise marks first anniversary of broker app

Precise, part of the OSB Group, is celebrating the first anniversary of its broker...

Paymentshield expands senior sales team to strengthen intermediary partnerships

Paymentshield has doubled the size of its national account management team in a restructure...

Landlord profits approach five-year high as sector shows resilience

Nearly nine in 10 landlords are making a profit, according to new research for...

Ultimate Finance chief joins NACFB board

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers has appointed Josh Levy, chief executive of...

Together hires corporate sales director for London & SE

Together has strengthened its corporate finance team with the appointment of experienced financial services...

Redwood Bank expands HMO lending criteria

Landlords in the South of England are set to benefit from enhanced borrowing opportunities...

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Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

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Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

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