Search the forums and feedback
Make cherry your home page
You are here: cherry

Latest from the Adviser forums

Create a new topic
Today, 3.29 pm Might be someone just wanting some work experience... if they was aged 22+ - would be a no no.   If they was upto 18 - it's probably OK.   (19-21 could be either - but placements usually last longer than 1 week for Uni people!!)
Today, 2.24 pm thats great and thank you very much for your help
Today, 1.33 pm I think Santander class Lodger Income as Secondary Income so take 70% and need 3 months bank statement ls to evidence No one else prime as far as I know.  Off high street you have Cambridge Bath Penrith Mansfield  Harpenden  H&R   As far as I remember they will be re...
Today, 1.11 pm hi and who would take lodger income please? ( THINK Santander take 25% but not 100% sure as couldnt see it on their web site )  client also works and is PAYE ( not manual)  also need a lender that goes to age 75   thank you
Today, 1.08 pm I would say no that one as sounds very risky
Today, 1.07 pm sorry to hear that Jenks and glad its all sorted   I had a weird one the other day, someone wanted to "shadow" one of the brokers for a week , unpaid, as going to study for CEMAP and wanted to know what we did. said we cant as wouldnt be employed by us and also against data protect...
Today, 11.45 am No direct experience as a network but the management are ex TRM and they seem to have taken some of the top performing TRM broker firms over to them so I would see that as possibly a good sign?
Today, 8.40 am I don't include them on my panel of lenders. The were really bad even before they opened up bit by bit to the intermediary market. The amount of times people ( HSBC customers) have said to me "my bank's offering me a better deal" and I said we'll see you again soon then! And wi...
Today, 7.01 am I got the same email. I replied asking to arrange a call and got an email back with a link to documents because they “were unable to speak on the phone”. Deleted and blocked. 
Yesterday, 10.50 pm You can challenge the desktop Val and they will instruct a physical valuation. 

Latest from the Provider/Adviser forums

Create a new topic
Yesterday, 12.05 pm Insurance Age is seeking feedback from front-line brokers as part of our AI Broker Survey 2026. This anonymous survey takes around three minutes to complete and will inform an upcoming Insurance Age report focusing on how AI is impacting the broking profession in 2026 and ...
Yesterday, 8.57 am Following comments made by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook at UKREiiF (https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/housing-and-planning-minister-speech-to-ukreiif-2026), Neil Leitch, Managing Director of Development Finance at Hampshire Trust Bank, said: "There is no que...
Yesterday, 8.00 am - Council introduces inaugural leadership format for flagship annual summit- Emad Aladhal, the FCA’s director of retail banking to deliver keynote address- Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP to speak at leadership lunch The Equity Release Council will launch a new leadership format for its flagship ann...
Thursday, 11.54 pm Former FS Business Development Consultant helping IFA practices grow. Do you want more qualified appointments from client banks or paid leads? I help IFAs secure targeted, high-quality meetings to grow revenue. No fixed overhead. Background: 15 years in FS (e.g. advisory), plus just over 6 years w...
Thursday, 2.04 pm There were 25.8 million dwellings in England as of 31 March 2025, an increase of 208,600 dwellings or 0.81% on the previous year, according to the latest dwelling stock estimates from the Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government that were released earlier today. 16.6 million dwellings...
Thursday, 1.31 pm A number of our clients are now using an alternative to Bridging and Development Finance which completely removes any concern about whether or not the project/ property is going to "value up" and doesn't require a QS or any on-going project monitoring (and therefore does not come with any of the ass...
Thursday, 11.02 am United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £360,000 interest-only asset finance facility to support a long-standing customer in their acquisition of a classic 1930s Bentley, further strengthening a relationship spanning two decades. The deal was introduced to UTB Broker Development Manager Kerry...
Thursday, 9.48 am Aspen promised the specialist finance market “certainty and stability” as it hosted more than 150 brokers at its 2026 Spring Party. Held at the exclusive Kitty Hawk Rooftop Bar in London’s West End, the key focus of the evening was to promote the confidence that can be taken by the...
Thursday, 9.45 am Paragon Bank has strengthened its buy-to-let mortgage further advance proposition, streamlining the application process and reducing the minimum loan size to £2,000 and rates by 20bps. Following broker feedback, Paragon is migrating further advances onto its enhanced mortgage originations pla...
Thursday, 9.43 am Specialist buy to let lender Rely has completed a remortgage in just five days, from application in principle to funds being released, demonstrating the lender’s ability to deliver both speed and certainty on more specialist cases. The case involved a single ex-local authority flat for a non-...

View all newsletters Subscribe Latest newsletters

22/05/2026 Panel removal a life sentence? | Mtg Sync | Vanilla cases | Valuation appeal? | DA
21/05/2026 Will referrals | CIC claim declined | Network/panel removals | May | HSBC
20/05/2026 Advisers are already here...
20/05/2026 Built for brokers. Proven since 1992
19/05/2026 60% fee increase? | Stamp Duty | TCF? | Redundancy cover | Intelliflo | Networks
19/05/2026 TERN is now live!
18/05/2026 Network Table Q1 | Hideous PT system? | Recent self-build? | Where's Spring? | Expos
15/05/2026 Surveyors! | Investment Advisers | SolutionBuilder | FCA DA app | Trade shows
14/05/2026 Protection quote systems? | Quiet May | Intelliflo | Retirement options | IP options
14/05/2026 MBE North 2026 | 9 July | Manchester Central

View all press releases Latest press releases

22/05/2026 Tembo Wins Best Mortgage Broker at the British Bank Awards for Fifth Consecutive Year
22/05/2026 HTB responds to Housing Minister’s UKREiiF comments
22/05/2026 Equity Release Council Launches Leadership Symposium
21/05/2026 Long-term vacant dwellings in England jump 14.5% despite continued housing stock growth
21/05/2026 Introducing the alternative to Bridging and Development Finance
21/05/2026 United Trust Bank and Apollo Capital Group Complete £360,000 Facility Supporting Classic Bentley Purchase
21/05/2026 ASPEN PROMISES “CERTAINTY AND STABILITY” AT 2026 SPRING PARTY
21/05/2026 Paragon Bank streamlines BTL further advance process and reduces minimum loan to £2,000 and rates by 20bps
21/05/2026 Rely completes remortgage in record 5 days
21/05/2026 Buy-to-let sentiment stabilises as landlords set to make clearer portfolio decisions, Landbay survey reveals

...

Copyright © cherry™ 2004 – 2026. All rights reserved.

Advertise with cherry - Contact Us - Privacy Policy / Terms and Conditions

cherry™ / cherryFind™ are trading names of cherry™ Registered Office: The Stables, Little Coldharbour Farm, Tong Lane, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 8AD Registered in England and Wales. Company Registration Number: 05624666 VAT Number: 874593966

Please note that cherry™ never recommends the products or services of other companies