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Mortgage Solutions

Brokers say lenders ‘should be more like Coventry Building Society’ ‒ analysis - Mortgage Solutions

More mortgage lenders should commit to minimum notice periods around product withdrawals, brokers have argued, following the lead of Coventry Building Society.

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Mortgage Solutions

Brokers say lenders ‘should be more like Coventry Building Society’ ‒ analysis - Mortgage Solutions

More mortgage lenders should commit to minimum notice periods around product withdrawals, brokers have argued, following the lead of Coventry Building Society.

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FTAdviser.com

How to communicate to clients what is happening with rates

The mortgage market is in turmoil due to a series of political and economic events

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Mortgage Solutions

Brokers battle to beat the scourge of conditional selling ‒ analysis

Brokers have been urged to educate clients on the pressure tactics they are likely to experience from estate agents, pushing them to use the agent’s own mortgage adviser, in order to combat conditional...

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Mortgage Solutions

‘Broker burnout’ is very real and the stress can ‘take its toll’ – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

As part of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to a number of industry experts about stress, their own mental health and ‘broker burnout’.

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Mortgage Solutions

‘Broker burnout’ is very real and the stress can ‘take its toll’ – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

As part of World Mental Health Day, we spoke to a number of industry experts about stress, their own mental health and ‘broker burnout’.

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BBC News

Mortgage rates still rising as big lenders revise deals

The average rate of a new two-year fixed rate mortgage is 6% as the UK’s biggest lenders change prices.

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BBC News

Mortgage rates still rising as big lenders revise deals

The average rate of a new two-year fixed rate mortgage is 6% as the UK’s biggest lenders change prices.

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Financial Reporter

Is the 95% LTV mortgage set to disappear? - brokers react

With question marks surrounding the economy, rates set to rise further and some predicting a property market crash, one Newspage broker has suggested we may see the “death of the 95% LTV mortgage while...

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IFA Magazine

Is the 95% LTV mortgage set to disappear? Brokers give their verdict

With all the question marks surrounding the economy, rates set to rise further (potentially sharply) and some predicting a property market crash, one broker h

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IFA Magazine

Nationwide September HPI - “In the property market, it is officially now business as unusual” - reaction

Following the Nationwide September House Price Index published this morning, mortgage and property experts have commented. Andrew Montlake, managing director o

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The Guardian

UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn experts

Lack of supply will prevent crash, say some, while others predict ‘simple maths’ mean property price bubble poised to burst

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The Guardian

UK house prices may fall 20% amid mortgage ‘carnage’, warn experts

Lack of supply will prevent crash, say some, while others predict ‘simple maths’ mean property price bubble poised to burst

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Mortgage Professional

Is a house price crash coming? Brokers weigh in

They also argue on whether the market is now a buyers’ or a sellers’ market

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Mortgage Professional

Is a house price crash coming? Brokers weigh in

They also argue on whether the market is now a buyers’ or a sellers’ market

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Mortgage Solutions

Brokers urge potential borrowers to act quickly as lenders reprice – analysis

Brokers are encouraging customers who have not submitted mortgage applications to act quickly and have all their documents ready to go as lenders withdraw new business fixed rates and reprice amidst economic...

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Property118

Tenants increasingly getting first refusal to buy their home

Mortgage brokers are reporting ‘an enormous uptick in enquires’ from tenants who are being given first refusal to buy their rented home. The brokers point to increasing numbers of amateur landlords who...

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Financial Reporter

Energy price cap could bolster housing demand, brokers predict

Following Liz Truss’s energy price cap announcement last week, some brokers have suggested that property market activity may start to tick up again now that people know what’s happening with their utility...

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LandlordZONE

Would you? Number of landlords selling properties to their tenants rises

Mortgage brokers around the UK have reported a big rise in tenants being given first refusal to…

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Landlord Today

More landlords giving tenants first refusal on properties sold off

A range of mortgage brokers are reporting an increase in enquiries from private tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the homes they are renting.

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IFA Magazine

Great Landlord Sell-off: Brokers see “enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the...

Brokers have reported “an enormous uptick in enquires from tenants who have been given first refusal to buy the property they’re renting”. They say increas

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Mortgage Solutions

Clearing up client confusion is core aspect of the broker’s job ‒ analysis

Educating clients about how the homebuying process works is as important as locating the right rate, brokers have argued, although schools could always do more.

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FTAdviser.com

Lick your wrists to stay cool: Advisers’ top heat-busting tips

Advisers have shared their top tips for keeping cool while carrying on creating financial plans for clients ranging from drinking iced water to licking your wrists like a monkey

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Mortgage Solutions

Nature of mortgage broker role increases risk of burnout

Mortgage brokers are more likely to burnout through becoming overworked precisely because of the nature of the job, brokers have suggested.

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Mortgage Solutions

‘Shovel through the dung to find a gem’ – brokers share their biggest career lessons

After surviving Covid, mortgage brokers are now looking down the barrel at rising rates and raging inflation – there’s never a dull moment in this industry.

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Mortgage Solutions

Misleading financial ads more common as product shelf-life shrinks, brokers warn

Brokers have said that they are seeing an increasing number of adverts for products and rates that are no longer on the market, often on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram.

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Mortgage Solutions

More than half UK homebuyers open to specialist mortgage lenders – analysis - Mortgage Solutions

More than half of UK homeowners would consider opting for a specialist lender in their mortgage search, even if they had not come across the provider before.

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Mortgage Finance Gazette

Government notes house price rise of 10.8% in Dec 2021

UK house prices increased by 10.8% on an annual basis in December 2021, government figures show. This takes the average property across the UK price up to

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Financial Reporter

What do mortgage brokers say makes their blood boil?

Newspage recently asked mortgage brokers one simple question: ‘What’s making your blood boil right now?’

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Mortgage Solutions

Landlords brace themselves for higher rates with longer term fixes, brokers say - Mortgage Solutions

Brokers are seeing more landlords seek to fix their buy-to-let mortgages on longer terms as further rate rises loom.

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Evening Standard

Average London home now sells for more than £500k — a new record high

House prices in the capital hit a new record according to the most recent sales data

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Mortgage Finance Gazette

Government notes house price rise of 10.8% in Dec 2021

UK house prices increased by 10.8% on an annual basis in December 2021, government figures show. This takes the average property across the UK price up to

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