Additionally, the suggestion that both lenders and brokers needed to be fairly rewarded for the extra work completed during busy periods resonated with our readers.
Interest rates continued to lead the news, with Charlie Nunn, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), saying they would not return to the ultra-low levels seen over the last 10 years. This was also evident in rate change stories coming out as some of the most read stories this week.
Lloyds’ CEO says return to ultra-low interest rates ‘unlikely’
NatWest to stop offering sub-4% rates with 30bps increases
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Mortgage adviser creates app to help brokers ‘work smarter’ and ‘reignite leads’
Exclusive: MAB leads industry call for stamp duty reform to improve housing stock
It feels like a good season to be a first-time buyer – Bamford
Exclusive: Matharu launches The Mortgage Atelier to offer a ‘lifestyle experience’
Halifax and Barclays become latest lenders to up rates – round-up