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Today, 8.12 pm Does anyone have any decent podcast suggestions? Usually listen when in the gym or walking the dog just to keep the boredom at bay.  Open to anything apart from that Diary of CEO plonker! 
Today, 7.47 pm After it's done read it carefully as AI has a tendency to exaggerate things.  I just read on BBC news Ford are rehiring humans as AI is no doing quality control properly.  Dose you sourcing software or CRM soft not provide a suitability letter?  
Today, 7.37 pm I get a few calls trying to save me on energy bills to be honest I just can't be bothered to switch every 2/3 years for a better deal. Ever year there are several things to renew without adding to the list. Council Tac Parking permit Road Tax MTO B & C  policies PI Cover CII fees...
Today, 7.16 pm Will depend on what he is goin to do with the shop if he is going to get vacant possession. Also if the restaurant tenant has a lease that still has few to run how is he going to evict the tenant? You can't just shut down a running business, there are laws to protect such tenants.  Being a...
Today, 5.05 pm It doesn't say if they are standard constuction or not... ...IIRC BlackHorse does (or did) lend on Mobile homes/lodges - but not as a Mortgage - it was as a secured loan on the asset (and much shorter term than a mortgage). Your right - the fees do look high - Ground Rent is 1%.. and Service C...
Today, 4.51 pm Just taken a call from someone who said they was from Smartest Energy  - they certainly had some information from my Contract With them... ..... but this is the second call I have taken, where they are verbally giving me new rates  and want me to say 'yes' to agree to the new cont...
Today, 4.09 pm Hi all, an existing residential client is looking at some holiday let properties and has sent me details of some on RightMove here - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchLocation=GL7+5TL&useLocationIdentifier=true&locationIdentifier=POSTCODE%5E347476&buy=For+sale&include...
Today, 3.53 pm Nice one 
Today, 3.51 pm tell it you're a mortgage & protection broker in the UK.  Then basically give it a bit of background about what you've recommended, ask it to generate a paragraph for a SL, or even a whole SL. Or speak some file notes into Otter AI, then copy/paste them into Chat GPT and tell them ...
Today, 3.48 pm Cheers, can you explain how you use Chat GPT in suitability letters please ?

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Today, 5.42 pm We wanted to let you know that we’re making the following changes on Tuesday 30 June. Purchase 2 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.15% 5 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.10% 10 year fixed rates will be reduced by up to 0.20% Shared Ownership fixed rates will be red...
Today, 2.35 pm Quick and fast Adverse Credit Lender Finder, is the latest tool created for brokers by the Axessmax team. Completely FREE tool specifically designed to help brokers instantly identify lenders for clients with severe adverse credit.    This isn't a tool for a minor missed phone bi...
Today, 11.46 am A bit sneaky isn't it? Halifax used to regularly do something similar. On the plus side at least it doesn't leave you in a moral quandry - nothing worse than getting the reduction email and having an hour to apply for the new rate and first needing to cancel the rate that is already approve...
Today, 11.35 am Ageas UK has joined the Source Insurance panel, expanding access to its home insurance products for advisers supporting homebuyers. The move reflects Ageas’s continued investment in adviser distribution, alongside a strategic focus on embedded insurance propositions to develop seamless, integ...
Today, 11.08 am With effect from Tuesday 30th June, we’ll be extending the end dates on our fixed rate residential and BTL mortgage products, as follows: 2 Year Fixed – 31st July 2028 changed to 31st October 2028 3 Year Fixed – 31st July 2029 changed to 31st October 2029 5 Year Fixed – ...
Today, 10.47 am Emily Hollands, Group Head of Intermediary Sales and Distribution at Precise, commented: "A fall in mortgage approvals this month should be viewed in the context of a market that continues to navigate a complex economic backdrop, rather than as a signal that housing demand has weakened materially. ...
Today, 10.44 am Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard Waters to the newly created position of Head of Strategic Partnerships for Protection and Health. Richard, previously Head of Protection Distribution at HSBC Life, will focus upon driving new initi...
Today, 9.41 am Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software, said: “The mortgage market showed signs of stabilising in May after the volatility of the previous two months. “Borrowing eased back slightly from April’s levels as rates remained relatively steady and lenders maintain...
Today, 9.37 am Vernon Building Society has reduced the pricing across its entire self-build mortgage range by 0.15%, making its specialist lending offer more competitive for customers planning to build their own home, renovate, convert or undertake a major rebuild. The change applies across the Vernon’s sel...
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