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Yesterday, 9.50 pm police helicopter circling the village, hope everyone is ok!  (ps, please tell me what is happening its driving me nuts not knowing!) 
Yesterday, 8.44 pm Your one of those arnt you? See the police and your right on facebook - Whats going on? I hope everyone is ok! ðŸ¤£  I've not heard anything btw. But I think I have heard about them having problems 2-3 times over the years. I would have jumped ship years ago. 
Yesterday, 7.55 pm Does anyone know what is going on with Beneficial? Hearing a few sounds that there is trouble a brewing?
Yesterday, 6.40 pm Building regulation has changed since 90's. People used to use Gallows Brackets for structural support but now they require an RSJ going from wall to wall.  This could be the reason for decline. I had a similar case where a structural engineer was engaged but he came back saying brackets ne...
Yesterday, 6.20 pm Buckinghamshire Expat & Vida Expat  also worth looking at Suffolk BS and Aldrmore  
Yesterday, 4.18 pm ill take a look thanks
Yesterday, 4.17 pm So does it just know that a lender has dropped their rates?  Or does it know its rates for that specific LTV and that length fixed that have reduced as well? We were finding with the system we trialled it just said this lender may have reduced their rates - yeah we know we see the emails LOL
Yesterday, 4.14 pm I would consider a standard rate of pay with a really good pay scale opportunity once certain goals are acheived.  If it is contracted for example that should they pass their Cemap they get a pay increase, or once they have sucessfully completed 12 months employment / certain training needs etc...
Yesterday, 4.13 pm If you put the basic details into Mortgage Metrics - value, loan amount, lender, rate, type of product etc - it will send you an alert if that lender drops the rate.   We've been using it for about 6 months and when rates are going down it is very useful.
Yesterday, 3.04 pm Is it my imagination or is the time-scales to getting a valuation appointment getting longer? 3  applications, two in Sussex, one in north Wales.  All lender valuations.   1 - A residential purchase at 55% on a new build. Waiting time 15 days 2 - A residential remo with extra &...

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Yesterday, 2.14 pm Specialist lending is still surrounded by myths that can cost brokers time, opportunities and even clients. From assuming it is only for adverse credit to treating bridging or second charges as last-resort options, outdated thinking could mean suitable solutions are being overlooked from the start. ...
Yesterday, 12.22 pm Specialist buy to let lender Rely, part of OSB Group, has made sweeping cuts of up to 25bps across its range, including selected one, two and five-year fixed rate products for small landlords and two-year fixed products for medium and large landlords. The reductions apply across both single family ...
Yesterday, 7.19 am House prices stable in July despite renewed global uncertainty House prices stable in July (0.0%), following a +0.2% rise in June Average property price now £299,253 compared with £299,396 in June Annual growth of +0.1% is the slowest rate of house price inflation since November 202...
Thursday, 10.42 am We’re making some cuts to our mortgage rates, with changes effective from tomorrow, Friday 7th August. Jatin Patel, Head of Mortgages, Savings and Insurance at Barclays, said: “Recent market volatility means many homeowners have understandably been keeping a close eye on mortgage rates...
Thursday, 10.09 am We’re committed to making it easier for you to place business with us. Following your feedback, we’ve made some changes to our policy for customers who are employed on fixed term contracts. Changes to fixed term contracts Applicants on a fixed term contract who fall into one of the cat...
Thursday, 10.07 am Maria Harris, chair of the OPDA, to July’s housebuilding figures in the S&P Global UK Construction PMI: "While the construction PMI provides an important measure of the health of the housebuilding sector, it's also a reminder that increasing the supply of homes is only part of the solutio...
Thursday, 9.46 am Richard Pike, sales and marketing director at Phoebus Software: "There are some positive signs in the latest UK construction PMI that the downturn is starting to stabilise with output at its highest levels for four months. However, the sector remains in contraction, with housebuilding continuing to...
Thursday, 9.10 am David Jones, CEO of Click2Check, said: “The latest Cifas fraud figures highlight a worrying trend for the property market, with mortgage fraud increasing across every category. Identity fraud linked to mortgage applications has increased by 36% and false mortgage applications are also continu...
Thursday, 8.50 am The Wealthy Advisers Club, the largest protection and mortgage adviser training community in the UK with over 2,300 members, launches the The Financial Services Show, a podcast and YouTube series, designed to help advisers improve their results by listening to people who are doing it at the very hig...
Thursday, 8.47 am Recognise Bank, the SME property lending Bank, has today increased its loan-to-value (LTV) on residential bridging finance from 75% to 80% with immediate effect. In addition, the Bank has introduced the use of short-form and automated valuations (AVMs) on selected residential bridging cases, helpin...

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