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UTB joins Mortgage Market Alliance

United Trust Bank (UTB) has become the latest provider to join the Mortgage Market...

Nottingham BS supports children’s charity over Xmas

The Nottingham Building Society has donated £10,000 to BookTrust to help vulnerable children in...

Expats face stiffer stamp duty penalty

Brokers with expat and foreign investor customers buying property in the UK, need to secure...

Homebuyers “pressured” to use estate agents’ broker recommendation

44% of homeowners who have used a mortgage broker used one recommended to them...

New fee-free mortgage deals from TSB

TSB Bank has introduced new products into its residential range of mortgages. There are new...

Lockdown 2 hits finances of 18m Brits

Since the start of the second lockdown in September, a large number of people...

Source Insurance sponsored swimmer achieves world first

Ice swimmer Cath Pendleton, who is sponsored by Source Insurance, has added another first...

Half of SMEs unprepared for Brexit

47% of SMEs who import goods and services from the EU and 43% of SMEs...

E.surv sees slowing down in house price growth

E.surv's latest Chartered Surveyors’ House Price Index found that, on average, house prices across...

FCA makes senior appointments

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as the new executive director...

Mortgage brokers responsible for bulk of equity release referral market

Mortgage intermediaries account for 56% of the equity release introducer market, according to the...

Aspen completes £1m four-day bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a £1m bridge in four working days for a Hong...

Virgin Money adds residential cashback options

Virgin Money has made a reductions to its residential mortgage range and also introduced up...

Sales and rental markets remained resilient during 2020

Across 2020, the number of prospective buyers was the highest it has been over...

COMMENT

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

AI is changing banking but trust will define who succeeds

For the past three years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in financial services has been dominated by technology. Every week seems to bring another...

No benefit to be had from ‘wait and see’

It seems to be a recurring theme as of late, but it’s been yet another week of volatile rates. Swap rates continue to move,...

What financial services can learn from the World Cup

Look, bear with us here. What does the World Cup have to do with financial services reviews? Well, more than you think actually! This summer,...

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Hinckley & Rugby widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has launched a specialist mortgage range for borrowers who...

Andy Rowe leaves Zephyr after restructuring

Andy Rowe has left his position as head of sales at Zephyr Homeloans after...

TPFG financial services revenue rises to £13m

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) increased financial services revenue by 10% to £13m during...

Finance confidence improves despite economic gloom

Confidence across the finance and leasing industry improved during the second quarter despite most...

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