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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...

CapitalRise passes £400m origination milestone with record-breaking July

CapitalRise has reported a record-breaking July, after it originated loans valued at £49.4 million...

UK health system “becoming three-tier”

Clarity Health Insurance has argued that the UK is moving towards to a three-tier...

Late payments to SMEs on the rise

More that 3.6 million (72%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have some form of...

WNS joins Conveyancing Association as affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced WNS, a provider of global digital-led Business Process...

Rightmove expects more active autumn property market

Rightmove has reported that the average price of property coming to the market for...

Countrywide Surveying Services appoints new build director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the appointment of Morné Jacobs as new build...

OMS improves iPipeline integration

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced the upgrading of its full integration with iPipeline's...

OneFamily appoints underwriting operations manager

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as its new operations manager within its...

Skipton calls for Autumn Statement support for landlords

Skipton Group is urging the government to consider ways to incentivise and support landlords...

BDLA outlines annual conference details

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has provided initial details for its 2024...

SBG launches two new protection propositions

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers to provide a...

Paragon Bank cuts 20 BTL products by up to 20bps

Paragon Bank has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgages, with 20 products reduced by...
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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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Fleet Mortgages broadens buy-to-let criteria for foreign nationals and limited companies

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