The Property Franchise Group has put financial services firmly at the centre of a record set of annual results after delivering 25,000 mortgages in 2025 and reporting a 26% rise in divisional revenue.
In results for the year to...
Plannr Technologies has unveiled Wealth Portal by Plannr, a new mobile app designed to give clients of financial advice firms real-time access to their...
West Brom Building Society has launched a regional spring campaign after new research suggested a sizeable share of first-time buyers feel daunted by the...
Postcodes with strong student populations and robust rental demand accounted for the most active buy-to-let investment locations in Paragon Bank’s 2025 lending data.
Paragon Bank...
Selina Finance has introduced a five-year fixed-rate product with no early repayment charges on lending above 85% loan to value, alongside a series of...
The Property Franchise Group says tightening regulation in the rental sector is creating new opportunities for buy-to-let advice as the firm looks to expand mortgage and protection activity across its landlord client base.
In its final results for 2025,...
The government will legislate to reshape the Financial Ombudsman Service following a wide-ranging review aimed at restoring its original remit and improving consistency across financial regulation.
The Treasury has confirmed a package of reforms to the Financial Ombudsman Service...
Mortgageforce chief executive Kevin Duffy has urged brokers and borrowers to take a measured view of recent mortgage market volatility warning that short-term product withdrawals and rate movements should not be mistaken for a long-term shift in pricing.
His...
Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has appointed two account-focused team members as it expands broker support following a sharp rise in instructions and adviser registrations.
Simran Bhangra has joined the business as an account manager, while Polly Knight has been appointed...
If you’ve been in financial services long enough, you know that one great introducer can transform your business.
Introducers, whether they are estate agents, accountants,...
During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance.
The aim...
The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...
This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...
Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...
Precise has introduced free standard valuations on residential properties worth up to £400,000 as it looks to reduce upfront costs for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgage borrowers.
The specialist lender said the change will apply automatically across its residential range, while assessment fees have...
There are growing signs that development activity across England is beginning to gather momentum again. After a prolonged period of caution driven by higher borrowing costs, planning uncertainty and squeezed margins, confidence is slowly returning among developers and professional property investors.
While activity remains uneven,...
David Copland, business development director and a founding member of Pivotal Growth, is to retire after helping build the consolidator into a network of 24 firms with more than 550 advisers.
Copland (pictured) has been closely involved in the business since its launch in 2021,...
