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Hodge reinstates five-year holiday lets

Hodge has reintroduced its five-year fixed rate products, added a new two-year fixed rate...

Dudley BS unveils discount BTL and holiday let deals

Dudley Building Society has launched two new two-year discount mortgage products for buy-to-let and...

Borrowers not yet benefitting from lower costs

Borrowers are spending over two-fifths of their salary on mortgage repayments, according to new...

Molo Finance cuts five-year rates

Molo Finance has made rate cuts of up to 14 basis points on its...

Iress adds ex-smoker questions to the Exchange for IP

Iress has announces the addition of ex-smoker questions to its income protection comparison service...

Cumberland BS completes £1.1m holiday let & equity release

The Cumberland Building Society has helped investors Mike and Elina James to transform their...

House price to income ratio easing improves homebuying affordability

Marginal house price inflation, in conjunction with strong wage growth, means buying a home...

Target Group partners to provide 20-second DiP

Target Group has joined forces with Provenir, a decisioning software provider, to help power...

Equity release sector urged to ‘level up’

Equity Release Group (ERG) has called for heightened online accuracy and an "enriched" consumer...

Vulnerable client study highlights need for greater industry collaboration

A new study into broker practices and understanding of vulnerable clients has revealed an...

Pluto Finance completes £2.5m commercial refurb loan

Pluto Finance has funded the refurbishment of a commercial property in Basildon, Essex, to...

Orbital Witness becomes CA affiliate

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Orbital Witness, a property due diligence automation platform...

CHL Mortgages unveils new limited edition buy-to-let products

CHL Mortgages has introduced a limited edition range of two and five-year fixed-rate standard...

Right Mortgage Network outlines 2025 event schedule

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced its calendar of events for members...
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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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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
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Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
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FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
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Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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