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Rightmove expects improvement in homebuyer confidence

Rightmove has reported that average new seller asking prices on its platform fell by...

RAW Capital Partners appoints head of credit

RAW Capital Partners has appointed Mark Stevens as its new head of credit. Stevens (pictured)...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) partners with 7IM

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has agreed a...

HTB finances £25m deal for new Leeds neighbourhood

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £25 million deal with GMV Twelve for...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts selected residential & BTL fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a section of fixed rates, with lower options available...

Try Mortgage Network partners with UnderwriteMe

Try Mortgage Network (TMN), the AR network owned by Try Financial, has announced a...

HTB welcomes bridging quartet

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has added four new recruits joining tp its bridging team. Nathan...

Three new faces at London Credit

London Credit has bolstered its team with three appointments. Jake McCausland has joined to lead...

Inspired Lending moves into Scottish market

Inspired Lending has announced that it is now lending in Scotland. The bridging finance...

Funding 365 introduces new specialist BTL fixed rates

Funding 365 has announced the launch of specialist three and five-year buy-to-let offerings for...

CHL Mortgages relaunches previously withdrawn ranges

CHL Mortgages has relaunched its specialist product range following its withdrawal earlier this year. ...

Hodge cuts 50+ and RIO rates

Hodge has reduced rates across a selection of its 50+ and Retirement Interest Only...

Legal & General appoints head of product and proposition for retail protection

Legal & General has announced the appointment of Nicki Plews as its new head...

Buy to Let by Foundation cuts pricing

Buy to Let by Foundation has made a series of price cuts across a...

COMMENT

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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Asking prices move further ahead of market values, TwentyCi warns lenders

The gap between sellers' asking prices and independent property valuations has doubled over the...

Home movers back digital property packs as support grows for homebuying reform

Most recent home movers support the use of digital property packs and believe the...

Virgin Money increases fixed mortgage rates across core product range

Virgin Money is increasing fixed mortgage rates across much of its purchase and remortgage...

Olmo adds AI-powered automatic file checking for mortgage brokers

Olmo has launched an AI-powered automatic file checking system designed to help mortgage firms...

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