ESG

Skipton donates £55k to Turkey & Syria earthquake appeal

Following the launch of the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal, the Skipton Group...

Effective monitoring key to becoming more sustainable

New data from Time Finance reveals that one in three businesses see effective monitoring...

TAB launches Open Banking interface

Bridging lender, TAB, has integrated Open Banking into its processes. Open Banking allows consumers to securely share...

Q&A: Matthew Cumber, managing director of Countrywide Surveying Services

BestAdvice fires the questions at Matthew Cumber, managing director of Countrywide Surveying Services BestAdvice (BA):...

OSB Group appoints ESG specialists

OSB Group has recruited two new ESG roles to support their social commitment which...

ESG regulations confusing financial advisers

More than a third of advisers are confused by ESG regulations and four in...

LendInvest launches Green bond framework

LendInvest has published a Green bond framework, aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles,...

Groundsure introduces climate risk microsite for conveyancers

Environmental analytics business Groundsure has launched a new climate change microsite for conveyancers. The site...

Redwood Bank appoints ESG director

Redwood Bank has appointed its first ESG director. Graham Reynolds, who has more than...

Evolution Money appoints head of ESG

Evolution Money has announced the appointment of Sue Harrison as its new head of...

ESG: how do we conduct ourselves?

This is the third (and final) article in a series looking at Environment, Social...

ESG: defining the ‘Social’

Last month we began a series of articles looking at Environment, Social and Governance...

Just Wealth launches ESG training programme

Just Wealth has improved its training programme to support its self-employed advisers’ knowledge of...

Scottish Widows to divest £440m over ESG standards

Scottish Widows is to divest at least £440 million from companies that have failed...
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Artificial Intelligence

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...
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Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...
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The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...
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Hidden costs top Gen Z homebuying fears as millennials focus on repair bills

First-time buyers’ concerns are shifting significantly by age, with younger buyers focused on upfront...

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