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Buy to Let by Foundation reintroduces Specials range

Foundation Home Loans' buy-to-let brand has relaunched its range of Specials with new rates. The...

OMS offers Selena Finance ‘quick quote’ functionality

OMS has partnered with Selina Finance to launch a 'quick quote' function for the...

Accord Mortgages signs mental health charter

Accord Mortgages has become the latest firm to sign up to the Mortgage Industry...

Metro Bank slapped with £16m fine for AML failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Metro Bank £16,675,200 over failures to monitor...

Active Mortgages adopts CRM from Acre

Active Mortgages, a mortgage brokerage which specialises in arranging solutions for self-employed individuals, business...

Green Mortgages becomes Stonebridge AR

National mortgage and protection network, Stonebridge, has welcomed national mortgage brokerage, Green Mortgages, to...

OneDome acquires mortgage broker

OneDome has announced its acquisition of Albany Park, a specialist UK mortgage advisory firm. The...

Pluto Finance provides £25m senior development loan

Pluto Finance has completed a £25 million senior development finance loan for a commercial...

Time Finance recruits regional sales manager

Time Finance has appointed Andrew Maude to the post of regional sales manager within...

CHL Mortgages hires Essex and East Anglia BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Shaun Persaud as its new business development manager (BDM) for...

Afin Bank appoints chief people & operating officer

Afin Bank has appointed Nicola Tunney as its chief people & operating officer. Tunney, who...

VAS Panel develops new HMO report template

VAS Panel has introduced a standalone Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Short Form Report...

Director of insurance broker hit with £1m fine and ban

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Leigh Mackey £1,102,879 and banned him from...

PRS full of properties with poor EPC ratings

67% of landlords own own at least one property that does not meet the...
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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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Brilliant Solutions partners with Box Socials

Brilliant Solutions has partnered with Box Socials to give its members discounted access to...
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Mortgage rates fall at fastest pace in almost two years

Fixed mortgage rates have recorded their biggest monthly reductions for almost two years, as...
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Solo first-time buyers face almost a decade of saving before they can buy

Solo first-time buyers face saving for almost a decade before they can afford to...
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Redwood Bank strengthens underwriting team with senior appointment

Redwood Bank has appointed Omkar Hushing as senior underwriting manager as it continues to...

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