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Brightstar receives FCA authorisation

Brightstar Financial has secured authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  It achieved authorisation in 12 weeks...

Vizolution unveils financial services document solution

Vizolution has launched vDoc, an omni-channel customer portal that allows customers to securely sign,...

Significant expansion for Equiniti Pancredit

Equiniti Pancredit has announced 14 new appointments. The appointments include: Beth Greenwood, customer delivery consultant; David Kilroy,...

Brokers still uncertain about social media

While two-thirds of brokers regularly use social media, only 56% use social media for...

European expansion for Funding Circle

Funding Circle is expanding into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands, alongside its existing operations in...

Innovation ISA primed to boost P2P investment

40% of everyday investors would consider investing in peer to peer when the Innovation...

Trio join Clever Lending

Master broker Clever Lending has made three new sales manager appointments. The trio will handle...

FLA: firms now much more prepared for FCA regulation

Members of the Finance & Leasing Association’s (FLA) have again been polled on their...

Signature Private Finance hires new finance director

Signature Private Finance has appointed David Hughes to the role of finance director. He was...

PPI calls are top money nuisance for Brits

Nuisance mis-sold PPI calls top the list of the country's biggest money-related gripes, according...

Masthaven applies to become a bank

Masthaven Finance has submitted a banking licence application. The business claims to have attracted the...

Freedom Finance secures full FCA authorisation

Consumer credit loan broker Freedom Finance has received full authorisation by the Financial Conduct...

Tie for Complete’s ‘lender Ryder Cup’

Complete FS’s 'lender Ryder Cup' ended in an 8-8 tie with the Mortgage and...

Citizens Advice: view must establish full extent of advice gaps

As HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority invites input into the Financial Advice...

COMMENT

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

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Skipton cuts fixed rates and widens home mover range

Skipton Building Society is reducing rates across its fixed mortgage range by an average...

Quantum Mortgages promotes Mihramane and Ajaib

Quantum Mortgages has made two internal promotions across its sales and completions teams as...

Complex incomes hindering aspiring Scottish buyers

More than half of Scottish adults with complex incomes who do not own a...

MAB adds three senior hires across marketing, finance and technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau has strengthened its executive team with three senior appointments spanning marketing,...

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