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Three-quarters not putting cash aside for rate rises

61% of homeowners are uncertain when UK interest rates might rise, according to research...

Payday loan cap takes effect

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new rules for the high cost short term credit...

New P2P personal asset lender unveiled

Unbolted, an online-only peer-to-peer lending platform that lets consumers use their high-value personal assets...

RICS outlines its market predictions for 2015

House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 3% over the...

LBG awards grants to 17 credit unions

Lloyds Banking Group is awarding £1m in grants to 17 credit unions in 2014...

Govt recommendations to strengthen enforcement decisions

The government has published a series of recommendations to help the Financial Conduct Authority...

Brokers praise Mortgage Vision events

96% of attendees of the 2014 series of Mortgage Vision events rated them...

Smart Money moves to larger Glasgow office

Smart Money has announced an office move for its Scottish office to larger premises...

P2P will redistribute the profits of buy-to-let

The mortgage industry is going to be 'revolutionised' by peer-to-peer finance, starting with secured...

Over 33% of credit reports contain errors

Mistakes on credit reports could wrongly be contributing to millions of British consumers being...

Connect Mortgage Club to offer second charge BTL

Connect Mortgage Club has added secured loans master broker The Loans Engine to its...

Smart Money moves into bridging finance

Smart Money will be adding full bridging support for intermediaries to its services from...

Promise wins second charge packager award

Promise Solutions picked up the award for second charge packager of 2014 at the...

Vantage Finance appoints head of sales

Vantage Finance has recruited Tim Bennett as its new head of sales. The packager says...

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Trump’s crazy tariffs could actually be good news for UK landlords

In an unexpected twist, Donald Trump’s return to the global stage with a fresh wave of tariffs could end up doing UK landlords a...

The business case for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been part of the daily news agenda for a couple of years now and there are tremendous opportunities for the...

Rise of AI: from virtual assistants to strategic value

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries. It’s streamlining operations, creating new possibilities. The shift is no longer theoretical, even in the mortgage industry; it’s now...

Imposter syndrome & anxiety: how nutrition and lifestyle can help

Have you ever felt like a fraud, despite your achievements? Like you don’t truly deserve your success, and at any moment, someone will find...

Don’t knock 100% mortgages – they’re viable and necessary

I’ve read a lot of commentary over the past few weeks on the return of 100% mortgages – most of it filled with doom-laden...

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West One reduces residential mortgage rates by up to 30bps and introduces £1,000 cashback remortgage product

Specialist lender West One Loans has implemented a series of rate reductions across its...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

Newcastle cuts shared ownership rates by up to 55bps

Newcastle for Intermediaries has announced rate reductions of up to 55 basis point s...

Paragon Bank promotes Tim Sweetman to national account role

Paragon Bank has appointed Tim Sweetman as its new mortgages national account manager, marking...