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TPFG expands intermediary footprint with Smart Advice deal

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has acquired an 85% stake in Smart Advice Financial...

Opus First Media launches Bridging Soup

Opus First Media has expanded its specialist publishing portfolio with the launch of Bridging...

Accord makes top slicing available to first-time landlords

Accord Mortgages has enhanced its top slicing criteria to accept first-time landlords subject to...

South Africa’s biggest mortgage broker backs The Mortgage Brain

The BetterHome Group, South Africa’s largest mortgage broker, has taken a 25% stake in...

Mortgage demand softens as households shift to savings

Mortgage borrowing slowed in October as UK households retrenched and businesses sharply cut back...

UTB and Brightstar deliver £200k second-charge refurb loan to keep home extension on track

United Trust Bank (UTB) and Brightstar Financial have completed a £200,000 regulated second-charge light...

Gareth Lewis on leading MT Finance through a changing landscape

Gareth Lewis has spent the past seven years at MT Finance, guiding the specialist...

Why the human relationship still defines real estate lending

AI is now a core driver of transformation in financial services and is reshaping...

Aspen combines two projects under £4.3m bridge-to-let

Aspen has provided a £4.3 million bridge-to-let facility to an experienced family property business,...

Allica Bank acquires fintech Kriya in £1bn SME lending push

Allica Bank has acquired Kriya, the SME credit and payments fintech formerly known as...

Self-employed borrowers still facing barriers to mortgages

Self-employed workers continue to face significant hurdles when applying for mortgages, despite the majority...

PEXA and Muve accelerate transformation in UK conveyancing

PEXA has announced a new strategic collaboration with Muve aimed at advancing the modernisation...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

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...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

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...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
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FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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