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South West sees largest house price rises

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that house prices in September 2020...

Advise Wise offers ‘instant KFI’ on Just products

Advise Wise has added its 'instant KFI' feature to its Just For You lifetime...

First-time buyer affordability gap stands at 11%

The 'affordability gap' for first-time buyers fell to a record low of 11% last...

Q3 return to form for equity release market

The later life lending market saw £884 million being released over the third quarter...

New website for bridging lender

Bridging finance provider Whitehall Capital has unveiled a new look for its website. The site...

Rightmove “sexist” TV ad cleared by watchdog

The Advertising Authority (ASA) has rejected a complaint made against a July 2020 TV...

Connect expands protection panel

Connect for Intermediaries has added Umbrella Protect to its protection panel. Umbrella Protect will provide...

Landbay increases maximum loan size by 25%

Landbay has launched two new ‘large loan’ buy-to-let products with loan sizes of up...

Accord back to offering 90% LTV mortgages more consistently

Tomorrow (18 November) Accord Mortgages will reintroduce a selection of 90% LTV products into...

Mojo Mortgages connects with Mortgage Engine API

Mortgage Engine has partnered with online mortgage broker, Mojo Mortgages, in move designed to...

United Trust Bank appoints CEO

Harley Kagan, currently group Managing director of United Trust Bank (UTB), will become the...

FCA confirms Covid support for mortgage borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed updated guidance to firms setting out "enhanced...

The Newcastle to cut SVR

The Newcastle Building Society is to reduce its residential Standard Variable Rate (SVR). From...

Dudley: stop penalising the self-employed

The Dudley Building Society has called on advisers not to consider self-employed cases as...

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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Almost half of recent buyers fear negative equity

More than two-fifths of recent homebuyers believe they could fall into negative equity during...

Market Harborough appoints deputy finance chief

Market Harborough Building Society has appointed Brad Nicholls as Deputy Chief Finance Officer as...

The Melton joins Mortgage Broker Tools affordability platform

Melton Building Society has joined the Mortgage Broker Tools panel, giving advisers access to...

Knowledge Bank technology underpins top three broker criteria platforms

Knowledge Bank’s technology powers all three of the highest-rated criteria sourcing services in the...

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