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Blemain celebrates 40th birthday

Specialist lender Blemain Group celebrated its 40th birthday by gathering 200 brokers, financial intermediaries...

Key Group unveils new retirement distribution arms

Key Group is targeting expansion with the launch of specialist distribution divisions focusing on...

Wonga to write off debts of 330,000 customers

Following discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), controversial payday lender Wonga is making...

Worrying lack of readiness for interest rate rise

Latest research from the Money Advice Service indicates that UK mortgage holders are unprepared...

“A handbag?” Hermes boost for Borro

Personal asset lender Borro has revealed that some clients are using luxury bags from...

The Claims Guys in trouble over ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints against The Claims Guys, based...

Couples keeping finances secret from each other

Couples are keeping their financial affairs secret from each other, and failing to come...

United Trust Bank unveils new professional loan

United Trust Bank has launched a new Professional Lending product. It is designed...

Complete’s ‘Ryder Cup’ supports Alzheimer’s Society

Specialist distributor Complete FS is holding its third 'alternative Ryder Cup' on 1 October. A...

FCA outlines second charge regulatory regime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to bring second charge mortgages under FCA...

5% fall in complaints

Financial services firms received 2,358,732 new complaints between January and June 2014, according...

FSE: look at secured loans now

The importance of brokers getting to grips with regulatory guidelines concerning the second charge...

“Full house” for Complete FS’s Lender Expo

Complete FS held its 11th annual Expo with lender sponsors and over 100 intermediaries...

Debt solution text provider rapped by ASA

Clarity Leeds from Essex has had two complaints about its text messages upheld by...
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How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

What building the future means for mortgages

Earlier this month I attended the Abundance 360 summit in Los Angeles, Peter Diamandis’s annual gathering of entrepreneurs, scientists, tech CEOs and investors who are,...

Five things brokers across the country are telling me right now

The thing I’ve always enjoyed most about working in the specialist mortgage market is the people. I’m lucky that a big part of my job...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions and Savings Symposium and dropped a line that deserves more...

Technology’s biggest challenge is not the one you think

There is a version of the mortgage technology story that gets told at conferences and in trade press with some regularity. It involves platforms, disruption...

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Property sector must embrace long-term reform to withstand global shocks, says OPDA

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has called on the government to adopt a...
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Rent rises hold steady as UK house price growth slows

Private rents across the UK rose at the same annual rate in February, while...
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Movera reports rise in completions as expansion gathers pace

Home moving group Movera has reported a sharp increase in activity across its conveyancing...
Technology

NatWest begins digital mortgage completions with PEXA rollout

NatWest is now actively transacting on PEXA’s digital property platform, marking a key step...

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