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More than £13bn paid in Stamp Duty in 2024

Homebuyers paid a total of £13.03bn in Stamp Duty across 2024, according to Coventry...

Landlords avoiding necessary work for EPC ‘C’ rating

Despite the government ruling that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate...

Target Group adds UX specialist to product team

Target Group has bolstered its product team with the appointment of Kate Fisher as...

Pluto Finance provides £15.4m loan for Wiltshire housing development expansion

Pluto Finance has completed a £15.4 million loan to Backhouse Housing for Phase 2...

HTB partners with Enness Global on complex £11.5m refinance

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a refinancing facility of c. £11.5m for a...

Time Finance hires head of risk

Time Finance has appointed Greg Hussey as head of risk in its invoice finance...

Family Building Society appoints Midlands BDM

Family Building Society has expanded its team of business development managers (BDMs) with the...

Manx Financial Group acquires wealth management business

Manx Financial Group plc, the holding company providing diversified financial services across the Isle...

RAW Capital Partners unveils new five-year fixed rates

RAW Capital Partners has launched a new range of five-year fixed rates, including discounted...

Cirencester Friendly improves underwriting and claims processes with new service

Cirencester Friendly has introduced Medi2data, a service that allows medical records to be obtained...

Pivotal Growth makes another broker acquisition

Pivotal Growth has acquired Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages, a residential mortgage and protection broker...

Tandem Bank automates income verification using Sikoia

Fintech firm Sikoia has partnered with Tandem Bank to automate key aspects of income...

Suros Capital increases introducer commission to 3%

Suros Capital, the short-term lender which uses luxury assets as security, is offering brokers...

Nationwide For Intermediaries ups minimum income requirement for Helping Hand

Nationwide For Intermediaries has increased the sole applicant minimum income for its Helping Hand...
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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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