Flatfair hires ex-Savills and Zoopla executives


Flatfair, a company allowing tenants to move without a deposit, has hired Mal McCallion as director of partnerships from Growtion and Simon Scott as director of corporate clients from Savills. McCallion will be responsible for the firm’s business development and account management functions, while Scott will work on building a better product for letting agents. […]

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Kent Reliance lends £8m of complex case funding


Kent Reliance for Intermediaries, part of OneSavings Bank, secured funding in excess of £8m for an investor selling new build flats in central London. The lender was approached by Fitch & Fitch on behalf of a client seeking refinance of nine new build flats in central London with a view to selling off plan to […]

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The Conservative manifesto – more of the same?


The Conservative Party manifesto is a combination of more of the same and new ideas, some of which haven’t been fleshed out enough. The headline-grabber has been the creation of ‘long-term fixed rate mortgages’, where buyers (presumably owner-occupiers) will need a 5% deposit and the rate will stay the same over the term. This is […]

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The Conservative manifesto – more of the same?


The Conservative Party manifesto is a combination of more of the same and new ideas, some of which haven’t been fleshed out enough. The headline-grabber has been the creation of ‘long-term fixed rate mortgages’, where buyers (presumably owner-occupiers) will need a 5% deposit and the rate will stay the same over the term. This is […]

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Zoopla urges agents to prepare for Boxing Day rush


Zoopla is urging agents to prepare for the annual influx of home hunters from Boxing Day. The portal expects a 60% month-on-month increase in visitors and an 80% boost in applicant and valuation leads throughout the festive period and into January. Andy Marshall, Zoopla chief commercial officer, said: “Much like the perfect Christmas lunch, having […]

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IMLA elects Louisa Sedgwick as chair


The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association has elected Louisa Sedgwick, director of sales at Vida Homeloans, as Committee chair. Sedgwick will be joined by elected members including Jeremy Duncombe (Accord Mortgages), who takes on the role of deputy chair, as well as Adrian Moloney (One Savings Bank), Kevin Purvey (Coventry Building Society) and Phil Rickards (BM […]

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Sheffield’s historic Turkish baths building up for sale


Sheffield’s historic city centre Turkish baths building dating back to 1877 – featuring what is believed to be the oldest Turkish suite in the country – is up for sale. Offers are invited above £695,000 for the SPA 1877 Victorian building on Victoria Street. Mohammed Mahroof, consultant chartered surveyor for Mark Jenkinson and Son, said: […]

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Smartr365 to integrate with Mortgage Engine for automated DIPs


Smartr365 will integrate with Mortgage Engine to give users access to Santander for Intermediaries and NatWest Intermediary Solutions for automated decision in principle (DIP) submissions. This partnership expands Smartr365’s lender connections, following integrations with Nationwide (June 2019) and Halifax (March 2018). The integration gives Smartr365 users multi-DIP functionality for both new lenders, and advisers will […]

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Barratt Homes to host launch event for new development in Chippenham


Barratt Homes is hosting a launch event at the second phase of Birds Marsh View in Chippenham, Wiltshire, on 5 December. Visitors will be able to step inside the two bedroom Kenley show home and three bedroom Maidstone design, giving an insight into properties being built at the site. Buyers can also reserve one of […]

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