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Personal Touch adds two lenders to seconds panel

Shawbrook Bank and Paragon Bank have become the latest lenders to be appointed to...

Clever Lending adopts seconds sourcing platform

Clever Lending has joined IRESS’ XPLAN Mortgage sourcing platform, allowing brokers to compare second charges...

CSC Loans launches second charge mortgage guide

Second charge mortgage master broker CSC Loans is publishing a guide to second charge...

West One added to Smart Money panel

Finance broker Smart Money has added West One Loans to its second charge lending...

Paragon’s lending up 29%

Paragon Banking Group has reported underlying profits of £145 million for the year ended...

Ensure you broaden your revenue base

There’s a huge amount of excitement in the broker community at present — and...

Together sees 65% rise in originations

Specialist lender Together has reported average monthly loan originations of £125.4m for the third...

Seven consecutive months of growth for seconds market

The latest Second Charge Report from Enterprise Finance has revealed that the second charge market is...

Smart Money grows Scottish operations

Smart Money has moved its Glasgow operations to larger premises, reflecting its increased levels of...

Fluent for Advisers grows external sales team

Fluent for Advisers has appointed David Paton as business development manager (BDM). He will work...

Second charge market marginally down

The second charge mortgage market was down 2% in September. New business totalled £77m in...

Clever Lending offers dual fee option

Clever Lending has simplified its second charge fees with a dual fee structure. The master...

Equifinance appoints general manager

Equifinance has appointed Gary Smith as general manager with overall control of operations for both...

Seconds growth to continue into 2018

Fluent for Advisers believes that the rise in second charge new business numbers recorded...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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