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Yesterday, 7.47 pm Purchases have dropped right off, as I thought they would. I actually had one eye on a move this summer but recent events have now put me off until next year. Plenty of remo stuff and definitely an uptick in ER enquiries. 
Yesterday, 6.21 pm Used to go to the London one every year as it's close to me. Not bothering this year as too busy. 
Yesterday, 3.16 pm My costs: network fee, Calendly, Keychain, Zoom, CriteriaBrain, ChatGPT, Email marketing system. About £400 a month before I pay the admin too. Could probably do without the email marketing (Kit) but it's only £45 a month
Yesterday, 10.31 am And just like that, in 4 days we have submitted 1 application, 2 DIPs and have another 2 just waiting on.  You could not make this job up could you. 12 days of nothing, then 12 days of hammering it. 
Yesterday, 9.58 am Tell you what would be a good thread, is if we all listed the various costs we have to cover per month. Between us I'm pretty sure we could discover some duplicates and/or ways to cut things down. There seems to be a subscription for everything these days.  CRM Affordability softwa...
Yesterday, 9.44 am I pay a variable fee each month towards PI (around £100-£120 pm) but get Acre free and all the support I want. On average 1 call a month to check I'm ok etc.  I started out in 2000 and got sucked into the bigger is better concept. Got taken onto conventions abroad etc etc. Fina...
Yesterday, 9.34 am I'd love it if my costs were £100-£120pm. 
Yesterday, 9.30 am Not sure I'm why you would go self employed as a RI of another company tbh. Might as well become an AR of a network yourself. I don't get a lot of hassle from the network and work as and when I want. I work alone figures are respectable but not big and my retention is 15% plus about £...
Yesterday, 9.22 am Nail. Head. Bro wants a hobby job
Yesterday, 6.48 am Thanks. Together have said they could do it if everything else stacks up. Rate is 7.99% but as the youth say 'it is what it is'.

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Friday, 9.33 am The Right Mortgage & Protection Network (TRM) has today (15th May) announced specialist property finance lender, TAB, has joined its lender panel, further enhancing the range of funding solutions available to its member firms. As of today, TRM advisers will now have access to TAB’s mortga...
Friday, 9.32 am Glenhawk, the specialist bridging lender, has announced significant improvements to its AVM criteria. It can now offer free AVMs on single residential properties up to 75% LTV in England, Scotland or Wales. AVMs can be used against more than one property per loan, will use a Hometrack Confidence Sc...
Friday, 9.29 am District & County Investments (DCI) has successfully delivered a £220,000 net (£252,000 gross) development exit facility to support an experienced SME developer in Aldershot. The facility, secured against a completed new-build three-bedroom semi-detached property, enabled the borrow...
Friday, 8.30 am Spicerhaart Part Exchange & Group Clients, the assisted move and part exchange arm of the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has partnered with sister firm Just Mortgages to sponsor Sittingbourne F.C. in Kent. The new partnership will see both Spicerhaart brands featured on hoa...
Friday, 8.00 am Movera has announced the launch of a new Mental Health Ambassador (MHA) programme as part of its ongoing commitment to colleague wellbeing and fostering an open, supportive and inclusive workplace culture. The programme brings together 25 volunteer Mental Health Ambassadors from throughout the comp...
Thursday, 3.44 pm A recent Working in Mortgages Lunch & Learn explored the work of the South Asian Mortgage Professionals & Allies Network (SAMPAN) and why greater representation, understanding and allyship matter across the mortgage and protection sector. Founded by Gurpreet Chahal (Accord), Dina Budhia (P2...
Thursday, 2.42 pm Case volumes rise 11% YOY as firm highlights strength of technology and advice model The UK’s leading whole of market equity release experts, Equity Release Group (ERG), have reported strong growth in Q1 2026, with case volumes increasing by 11.1% year-on-year, despite a broadly flat market fo...
Thursday, 12.59 pm The second charge mortgage market continues to outperform expectations, with the latest Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) figures showing new business volumes increased by 20% year-on-year in March 2026. The figures, reported by The FLA this week, revealed that 4,129 new agreements were comple...
Thursday, 12.00 pm Hope Capital Property Finance has delivered £6m in refinancing across four sought-after residential properties in Formby, Merseyside, a coastal town renowned for its beaches and affluent neighborhoods. Working hand-in-hand with broker partner Melius Commercial, Hope Capital Property Finance pr...
Thursday, 11.28 am Word On The Street, award-winning UK specialist property finance brokerage, has appointed Jack Medlicott to its Board of Directors as a shareholder. The promotion follows Jack’s ten-month tenure as Partner, during which his legal and operational expertise helped steer the firm to reach 202 com...

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