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Today, 5.29 pm I designed my own fact find, it's word document, over the years I have amended it to include all the possible questions that a lender would ask. I just email it to them. Rarely has it been fully completed so I have to call them and get the required information. Personally I think it has helped m...
Today, 5.26 pm Definitely a scam, had the same email a few times now, if you reply they then send you a dodgy link for their documents and say they are offshore for a few weeks and can't talk on the phone, do not open the link is my advice and then just delete!
Today, 5.23 pm NatWest or Halifax for me..
Today, 5.16 pm Congratulations on passing your exams.  The hardest part of this job is having to learn the idiosyncrasies of each lender, dealing with with potential punters is often even harder. This is the main reason others have suggested getting some experience while you still have a day job. This will a...
Today, 5.12 pm Or use Skipton putting parent on mortgage (ignored in terms of age/income) ....
Today, 5.07 pm Whats the reason for the 'gift' - as in effect it's a Gift with resevation.   So IHT and LTC issue.   Why not do it as a Loan - and repayable from sale of the property (if not repaid informally earlier)?
Today, 4.34 pm natwest do these
Today, 4.31 pm Accord certainly (did one with them recently) 
Today, 4.29 pm Any lenders for this?  Or if not, any way it can be structured?
Today, 4.12 pm Sounds like it!   Got a probable scam message from a client = they have 'lost their voice from laryngitis' and do I shop on Amazon....       P.S. Not sure if thats the Link you have posted....which you probably don't want to click on if it is a scam!!!

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Today, 3.47 pm Properties reporting problems rose 58%, while roof, guttering and external leak reports increased 460% across an established cohort of rental properties using Lettie 2 November 2026 - UK: Rental property maintenance reporting increased by 40.8% during the week of 21-27 October, compared with averag...
Today, 2.15 pm and now Halifax and BM are at it reducing rates, do they know something we don't?
Today, 1.21 pm Brickflow, the UK’s leading digital marketplace for specialist property finance, has published the Q3 2026 edition of its MarketWatch report, which shows lenders are most likely to back deals in the North West and East of England. 72% of North West deals and 67% of East of England deals receiv...
Today, 11.55 am The mind boggles. I did a PT for a client for a client with Barclays mortgage in September with new rate starting 01/01/2027 5 yr fixed at 4.74%.
Today, 11.00 am Effective tomorrow, Tuesday 3 November, we’re decreasing mortgage rates on a selection of products across our range. Existing Product Decreases - Residential Purchase only 5.15% 2 Yr Fixed £899 product fee, 60% LTV, Min loan £5k, Max loan £2m will decrease to 4.95% 5.40...
Today, 10.36 am Paradigm Mortgage Services has today (2nd November 2026) announced the addition of Gable Mortgages to its lender panel, providing its member firms with access to the lender’s range of zero-deposit, residential mortgage products. Gable Mortgages, a trading name of Gemini Consultants Limited, i...
Today, 10.28 am Appointment reflects the Society’s long-term commitment to leadership development and succession planning Swansea Building Society has appointed Nathan Griffiths as Deputy Chief Executive, working alongside Chief Executive Alun Williams as part of the Society’s long-term succession plann...
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Today, 9.30 am 2 November 2026: Mortgage Brain has integrated Assurant Intermediary into its CRM Brain module, giving brokers access to household and landlord insurance from Assurant’s range of products along with their multi-insurer panel as part of the mortgage application process. The integration means t...
Today, 9.28 am SDKA has completed a £774,000 complex Commercial loan in under two months to support a returning client’s below-market-value purchase of a historic seafront hotel in East Yorkshire. The substantial six-storey, 1930 mixed-use property, which closed in early 2025, comprises a 44-bedroom ho...

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