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Advice is delivering more than financial benefits

Professional advice helps customers to improve their emotional wellbeing by making them feel better...

IMLA: mortgage cliff edge scenario possibly exaggerated

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s latest report, The Impact of Coronavirus on the UK...

SMEs show resilience in face of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 30% loss in monthly business income of the average...

Equifinance returns to second charge lending

Second charge lender, Equifinance, has announced its full return to the market, following its...

Purchase values up 12% but remortgage values drop

MCI Club’s latest analysis of mortgage activity over July and August has found that,...

FCA wants tailored support for mortgage borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined the support mortgage borrowers will receive if...

MBE London 2020 postponed

The organisers of MBE London have postponed the event that was due to take...

BFS: extend furlough scheme or risk SME jobs losses

There is still wide support among SMEs for an extension to the government's furlough...

The Ipswich reintroduces wide range of mortgages 

The Ipswich Building Society is reintroducing products within its standard residential, buy-to-let (including expat...

Twenty7Tec extends helpdesk hours

Twenty7Tec has made permanent changes to the way that the mortgage technology provider provides support...

Paymentshield to hold virtual conference

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is holding its first-ever live virtual conference that aims...

Lloyds stopped from bundling accounts with Bounce Back loans

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stopped Lloyds Banking Group forcing small business customers...

Criteria searches show effects of Covid-19

Knowledge Bank saw ‘Temporary Maximum LTV Restrictions’ as the leading broker search last month;...

Mortgage Brain sees busy August in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported that August saw the second highest monthly volume of ESIS...

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Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Autonomous AI is waiting for us

The UK rightly prides itself on having one of the most respected financial services sectors in the world but even strong markets benefit from...

TOM BILL: Rate cut expectations fade amid mixed signals

Borrowing costs have risen in recent weeks for reasons that include stronger-than-expected UK economic data and tempering the outlook for cheaper mortgages. However, an uncertain...

Think you know CeMAP? Maybe it’s time to think again

Anyone who wants to work as a mortgage adviser in the UK needs to hold qualifications that are recognised by the FCA and, for...

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Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre...

Hinckley & Rugby trims mortgage rates to bolster broker support

Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries has reduced mortgage rates across its range, cutting selected...

OneFamily and Scottish Friendly set out plans for mutual merger

```htmlOneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, a move that would create...

Market Harborough Building Society simplifies DIP process

Market Harborough Building Society has streamlined its decision in principle (DIP) journey, reducing the...

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