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“Marginal improvement” in uptake of home condition surveys

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported a 0.9% increase in the number of homebuyers...

Pepper Money reintroduces ‘mid-fee’ deals

Pepper Money has instated price reductions on its five-year fixed rates and reintroduced its...

KSEYE completes £14m dev exit loan

KSEYE has completed a £14.25m development exit loan at 75% LTV. The loan, introduced by...

SimplyBiz Mortgages partners with Marsden BS

Marden Building Society has launched an exclusive range of mortgages, available only to SimplyBiz...

Over four-fifths of landlords plan to raise rents

A significant majority of buy-to-let landlords have said that they plan to raise rents...

The Right DA Club develops PMI offering

The Right DA Club has announced a number of initiatives focused on supporting adviser...

Towergate Health & Protection appoints new head of operational excellence

Beth Alahakoon has joined Towergate Health & Protection as its new head of operational excellence. The...

Shawbrook provides £263k bridge in four days

Shawbrook has delivered a £263,000 bridging loan to experienced customer in four days. Milliard Homes,...

Iress UK appoints executive managing director

Iress has announced the appointment of Alistair Morgan to the newly-created role of executive...

OneFamily appoints new distribution director

The OneFamily Group has announced the appointment of Holly Ewing as its new distribution...

Large rise in purchase mortgage searches from northern cities

Twenty7tec has reported a surge in purchase mortgage searches in six major northern cities:...

Norton Broker Services completes £1.55m bridge

Norton Broker Services has recently secured a bridging loan worth £1,559,000 with Funding 365...

Pepper Money’s second charge journey goes paperless

Pepper Money has introduced a paperless application journey for second charge mortgages. The changes are...

CLSQ introduces LiveEPC

CLSQ has launched LiveEPC, a solution designed to provide UK mortgage lenders with real-time...
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COMMENT

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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Together raises £563m through latest residential mortgage securitisation

Together has completed the pricing of a £562.9 million residential mortgage-backed securitisation, marking its...
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