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The Darlington widens criteria for key workers with variable incomes

Darlington Building Society has broadened its mortgage criteria to better support professionals with complex...

The Exeter brings life product to UnderwriteMe’s platform

The Exeter has launched its life insurance product on UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform, allowing advisers...

Mid-life families and renters hardest hit as millions on edge of financial crisis

A growing number of UK households are at risk of financial collapse, according to...

Unexpected costs delay transactions for two-thirds of UK homebuyers

Unexpected costs are proving a significant obstacle for UK homebuyers, with new research from...

TWM Solicitors becomes BDLA associate member

TWM Solicitors has become the latest professional services firm to join the Bridging &...

ONP Solicitors hires new senior operations manager

ONP Solicitors has appointed Amy Colton as senior operations manager to lead the firm’s...

Advise Wise expands solicitor panel with Gilroy Steel

Advise Wise has announced the addition of Gilroy Steel Solicitors to its specialist solicitor...

Ward Hadaway joins bridging lenders’ trade body

Ward Hadaway has become the latest organisation to join the Bridging & Development Lenders...

Law Society unveils guidance to help conveyancers tackle climate risk

The Law Society of England and Wales has issued a new practice note aimed...

StreamBank adds title insurance to accelerate bridging completions

StreamBank has introduced title insurance on all bridging loans up to £2 million in...

OPDA launches accreditation to champion transparency in property data

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has introduced a formal accreditation programme for its...

Colenko and TWM complete Surrey deal in three days to beat stamp duty deadline

Specialist lender Colenko has completed a £570,000 bridging loan in three working days, enabling...

Sorting it out! Big law firm celebrates five years of growth in Cardiff

Sort Legal, part of the Sort Group, is celebrating its fifth year in Cardiff. Sort...

Calls for urgent reform as probate delays impact consumers and financial planning

The probate and inheritance process is failing consumers, with professionals calling for urgent reforms...

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Goodbye Piccadilly; farewell Leicester Square!

It is indeed a long way to Tipperary, even longer if you take one of those dodgy rickshaws that proliferate the London’s West End....

Navigating the end of ‘Covid mortgages’: strategic insights for brokers

This year marks a significant turning point in the UK mortgage market as many homeowners reach the end of their covid mortgage, where many...

Why limited company lending is now the real buy-to-let mainstream

It’s funny how quickly the market changes its rhythm. Not long ago, limited company buy-to-let felt like a specialist niche, the preserve of portfolio...

TOM BILL: Lower borrowing costs offer Treasury respite

The length of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s observation window – the period when it takes a snapshot of the economy to inform its...

How social media has transformed financial services

As SM Advice celebrates its first year it’s hard to ignore just how much social media has changed for financial services - and for...

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Collaboration, not quick fixes, must drive the next phase of reform

As we edge closer to the autumn Budget, the housing market finds itself in...

Mortgage industry’s biggest ever charity night sells out

The mortgage industry’s biggest ever charitable event of the year has officially sold out...

OPDA and conveyancers unite to push digital reform in property market

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) and The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) have...

Landlords doubt government’s ability to deliver leasehold reform

Almost two-thirds of landlords believe the government will fail to abolish leasehold tenure before...