UK Property & Short-Term Finance Insights
Mortgage demand fell sharply in the third quarter, while lenders also reported a reduction in the availability of secured credit, according to the Bank of England. The net balance for demand for house purchase mortgages fell to -37.1 in the three months to the end…
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Proving income and affordability is the biggest challenge facing mortgage brokers working with expat clients, research from Suffolk Building Society has found. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of brokers surveyed identified proving income and affordability as their main challenge when handling expat mortgage cases. Concerns over global…
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LSL Financial Services has appointed Matt Surridge to the newly created role of propositions director. Surridge will lead the development of the group’s broker proposition across the Primis network and TMA Club. His role will include working with appointed representatives and directly authorised firms to…
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conveybuddy has appointed Luke Christodoulides as its head of distribution. Christodoulides joins conveybuddy following more than 22 years at NatWest, where he held a number of senior broker-facing positions including field area sales manager, corporate account manager, head of corporate accounts. Most recently, he served…
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Two of the UK’s fastest-growing mortgage networks this year could soon combine to become even larger, according to the latest Network Consulting mortgage network league table. Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions has recorded a net increase of 43 appointed representative firms during 2026, while HL Partnership has…
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CapitAll Finance has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as a lender member. CapitAll Finance provides bridging, refurbishment, commercial and semi-commercial property finance for brokers, investors and property professionals. The lender combines broker-originated deal flow with experienced underwriting, central credit control and disciplined…
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Welcome back to Market Watch. But maybe not for much longer. I have been reading the latest discussions about artificial intelligence (or ‘super intelligence’, as Trump insists on calling it), and whether AI will eventually replace mortgage brokers, writers, marketers and, most concerningly of all,…
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The pace of house price falls across prime property markets eased in the third quarter as buyers and sellers became more aligned on value, according to Savills. Prime central London values fell by 1.5% during the quarter, compared with a 1.7% decline in the second…
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Luke Christodoulides has been appointed head of distribution at conveyancing distributor firm, Conveybuddy.
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The UK Residential Market Survey found a decline in buyer enquiries and agreed sales in September.
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