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The Brightstar Group marks mental health awareness week with community action

The Brightstar Group is throwing its full support behind Mental Health Awareness Week 2025,...

Pigeon secures multi-million-pound green loan for eco-friendly industrial development

Developer and property investor Pigeon has secured a multi-million-pound green loan from Virgin Money...

Brightstar Group sets ESG benchmark with first annual report

The Brightstar Group has published its inaugural ESG Report, coinciding with World Earth Day,...

Phoebus renews focus on community engagement and social responsibility

Phoebus Software has underscored its commitment to social responsibility with a renewed programme of...

Phoebus highlights DE&I commitment in new ESG report

Phoebus Software, the mortgages and savings account servicing technology provider, has demonstrated its commitment...

Equifax UK supports lender sustainability reporting

Equifax UK has unveiled its Financed Emissions Calculator, a cloud-based tool designed to help...

The future of bridging: what 2025 has in store

The bridging finance industry is a vital component of the property market, offering flexible...

Phoebus reduces its carbon footprint by almost 70%

Phoebus Software has cut its carbon footprint by 69% since 2021. The mortgages and savings...

Homeowners’ EPC ignorance costing them thousands

New research from Atom bank has shown a major knowledge gap among UK homeowners...

Brightstar maintains carbon neutral status

The Brightstar Group has been re-certified as a carbon neutral business. The group, which includes...

Atom bank to cover all emissions with woodland purchase

Atom bank has bought 25 acres of newly planted broadleaf woodland in Northumberland to...

InterBay provides £54.5m refinance on ESG-accredited offices

InterBay has completed a commercial refinance totalling £54.5m in two locations in central London. The...

Bridging finance boss: Giving back feels good

The boss of bridging and buy-to-let lender MT Finance reckons there’s a lot that...

Gateway Surveyors to hold climate change conference

Gateway Surveyors will be hosting its inaugural ‘Climate Change Conference’ on 14 November at...

COMMENT

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

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Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

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