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BrokerIQ to expand into wealth sector

BrokerIQ has announced the appointment of Robert Wood as non-executive advisory lead to oversee...

Enra Specialist Finance adopts Lendingmetrics’ ADP

Specialist lending group Enra is developing a new lending platform and has selected Lendingmetrics’ ADP...

Homeowners can boost retirement savings by leveraging pensions and property wealth

Homeowners could nearly double the amount of money they have on hand for retirement...

Gen H reaches profitability

Gen H has announced that it has achieved its first ever monthly profit in...

PRS sees growth in older tenants

Tenants on the run-up to retirement age are the fastest growing group privately renting...

Home insurance premium rises slow down

The cost of home insurance in the UK rose by 21% year-on-year between July...

Royal London unveils joint life second death life cover

Royal London has introduced a joint life second death life cover option, in order...

Halifax to use a property’s EPC rating in its affordability calculations

Halifax will be using a property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating in its affordability...

Mortgage broker Martin Stewart steps into the literary world with first book

Martin Stewart, renowned mortgage broker and Founder of London Money, is stepping into the...

Newcastle for Intermediaries provides new products to improve affordability

Newcastle for Intermediaries has unveiled a new range of products to help those looking...

The Mortgage Mingle mixes with the Soup

Mortgage Soup is delighted to announce that it is teaming up with the Mortgage...

Coventry cuts fixed rates and delivers a dose of Christmas cheer for borrowers

Coventry is the latest lender to announce fixed rate cuts of up to 26bps...

First-time buyers still unaware of stamp duty changes

Experts have warned that “many first-time buyers remain blissfully unaware of the incoming stamp...

House prices soar again: 1.3% rise pushes average home to nearly £300,000

UK house prices increased by 1.3% in November - the fifth consecutive month of...
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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

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
First-time buyers

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...
Later Life

L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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