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Insurers still unable to demonstrate fair value or good outcomes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned insurers and brokers that while they have...

Bridging loan books hit new heights in Q2

Bridging loan books continued to grow to record levels in the second quarter of...

Perenna unveils new 10-year fix and cuts rates

Perenna has reduced rates across its residential offering and has introduced a new 10-year...

Just Mortgages introduces ‘coffee with compliance’ podcast series

Just Mortgages has launched its new podcast series, 'Coffee with Compliance', to provide an...

Skipton BS cuts two and five-year fixed rates

Skipton Building Society has reduced 24 rates across its mortgage product range. Rates have been...

Homebuyers’ priorities different post-Covid

Homebuyers in the UK are putting far greater emphasis on transport links when looking...

Ceta’s rewards programme reaches broker milestone

Ceta Insurance has announced that its broker and IFA reward programme has reached 1,000...

Marsden revises expat mortgage criteria

Marsden Building Society has made several changes to its expat mortgage criteria, including accepting...

Investec provides development loan for 397-bed Stratford PBSA scheme

Investec Real Estate has provided a joint venture between Watkin Jones and Housing Growth...

ModaMortgages appoints new intermediary sales development manager

ModaMortgages has appointed Chantel Ford as its new intermediary sales development manager. Ford (pictured)...

Market Harborough BS unveils new brand and broker promise

Market Harborough Building Society has introduced a new broker brand and website. The lender has...

Alternative Bridging bolsters sales team with new hire

Alternative Bridging Corporation has added its sales team, with the recruitment of Chris Roscoe...

Pepper backs the Mortgage Marketing Mingle

Pepper Money has announced that it is supporting a new spin-off initiative, in conjunction...

Virgin Money reduces buy-to-let fixed rates

Virgin Money is reducing selected buy-to-let fixed rates tomorrow (Tuesday 20 August). The changes will...
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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

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...

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