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Stamp duty changes not deterring portfolio landlords

Landlords still have the appetite to buy property despite recent changes to stamp duty...

£50m+ in Start Up Loans provided to NW female entrepreneurs

The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has provided more than 5,820 loans,...

Virgin Money reduces fixed mortgage rates across key products

Virgin Money has announced a range of mortgage rate reductions, set to take effect...

Paymentshield and Smartr365 partner to streamline adviser GI process

Paymentshield has partnered with mortgage and protection platform Smartr365 to unveil an integrated general...

Paragon launches new buy-to-let mortgage platform

Paragon Bank has announced the full market launch of its new buy-to-let mortgage origination...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) expands lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has announced the addition of Redwood Bank to its lender...

CHL’s Ross Turrell to retire and be succeeded by Darrell Walker

Ross Turrell, commercial director for specialist lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries, is to retire. Turrell...

Gen H cuts standard, homebuying and retention rates

Gen H has made a series of rate reductions including cuts across its lower...

West One introduces new online affordability calculator

West One Loans has launched a new online affordability calculator for residential mortgages. The tool...

Gatehouse Bank cuts rental rates

Gatehouse Bank has made rental rate reductions across its full range of buy-to-let products...

Nearly 90% would repeat home condition survey experience

88% of consumers who used a home condition survey said they would do so...

Precise improves first-time buyer affordability

Precise, part of OSB Group, has revised the affordability calculation process for its residential...

Nivo unveils AI-powered broker concierge service for specialist lenders

Nivo has announced the launch of Broker Concierge, an AI-powered assistant designed to help...

Pivot welcomes new relationship manager

Specialist bridging and development finance lender Pivot has added Georgie Crocker to its expanding...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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