Mortgages

Leeds BS gives green support to 95% mortgages

Leeds Building Society is allowing homebuyers to offset the carbon footprint of their property...

Kensington unveils 11-40 year fixed rate mortgages

Kensington Mortgages has introduced its first long-term fixed rate mortgage, available from Tuesday 23...

Proportunity hires its first national account manager

Matt Surridge has joined Proportunity as national account manager. Surridge (pictured, left) joins Proportunity from fintech...

Monthly record for Stamp Duty receipts

HM Treasury received £1.32bn in Stamp Duty revenue in October 2021, the highest monthly...

Coutts range now on Twenty7Tec SOURCE module

Twenty7Tec has announced that Coutts has added its mortgage product range including fixed rate...

Bluestone Mortgages cuts bank statement requirements

Bluestone Mortgages has made policy changes across its entire product range to improve the...

Newcastle BS completes first Deposit Unlock deals

Newcastle Building Society has announced the first completions in the UK under the industry-led...

Borrowers with variable incomes still face lower maximum loan sizes

Borrowers who have an element of variable income are being offered an average maximum...

New chair for Society of Mortgage Professionals

Carlos Thibaut, formerly CEO of 360Dotnet, is to become the new chair of the...

Scottish BS launches affordability calculator with Mortgage Brain

A partnership between Scottish Building Society and Mortgage Brain has led to the launch...

TMA adds the Cambridge to panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of The Cambridge Building Society to its lender...

F4B Network unveils free admin support package

The F4B Network has introduced a free administration support package for its Appointed Representatives...

Repercussions of Covid still showing in criteria searches

Knowledge Bank latest tracker has revealed that advisers are working with a "significant" number...

Clydesdale Bank increases mortgage rates

Clydesdale Bank is increasing the rates on selected mortgages. The bank is also launching new products. These...
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You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

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Movera appoints Saunders-Proudlove to manage broker panel relationships

Movera has appointed Claire Saunders-Proudlove as partner relationships manager, with responsibility for managing and...
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Liam Coleman has been appointed permanent chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), following...
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Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

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