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TMG boss gives staff day off after England’s 1am World Cup clash

TMG mortgage network founder and CEO Scott Thorpe has given all staff an extra...

Mortgage lenders expect slowdown despite Q2 rise in demand

Demand for mortgages increased during the second quarter of the year, although lenders expect...

Key Partnerships urges advisers to raise standards

Firms referring customers for later life lending advice must place greater focus on best...

Atom bank cuts rates for the second time in weeks

Atom bank has reduced rates across its prime mortgage range for the second time...

EXCLUSIVE: Quantum Mortgages expands cashback up to £20k

Quantum Mortgages, the specialist buy-to-let and bridging lender, has expanded its cashback range to...

Halifax Intermediaries to rebrand as Lloyds Intermediaries

Halifax Intermediaries will rebrand to Lloyds Intermediaries in early 2027. The lender said there will...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates

Barclays is reducing rates across its range of residential purchase, remortgage and existing customer...

Mortgage industry mental health survey returns for fifth year

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has launched its fifth annual Mental Health...

PEXA UK appoints CEOs as Joe Pepper steps down

PEXA UK chief executive Joe Pepper will step down at the end of June,...

Buyer demand falls 15% year-on-year

Political uncertainty and higher borrowing costs have led to a 15% year-on-year fall in...

Mortgage approvals fall to lowest level since December 2023

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 56,200 in May, down from 66,000 in...

Mortgage industry scheme for Armed Forces leavers gains momentum

A new initiative designed to encourage Armed Forces personnel into careers across the mortgage...

Industry leaders unite behind MIMHC Lunch

HSBC UK, Virgin Money, Nottingham Building Society, Landbay and top broker firms Mortgage Advice...

Fleet Mortgages expands buy-to-let range with new products and lower rates

Fleet Mortgages has introduced new buy-to-let products, reduced rates across its Standard, Limited Company...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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