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LV= reinstates short waiting period options for personal sick pay

LV= is re-introducing day 1 and 1 week waiting periods for its specialist income...

Are local authorities meeting their self-build obligations?

The Dudley Building Society is using 'Right to Build Day' on 30 October to...

New BTL criteria and products from West One

West One has launched a new buy-to-let product range, offering rate reductions of up...

LV= to hold CPD-qualifying equity release underwriting webinar

LV= is hosting a CPD-qualifying equity release underwriting seminar to show to advisers how...

Hope Capital unveils “Halloween treat for brokers”

Hope Capital has launched a special version of its Seventies Collection, with two revamped...

NatWest ups rates and unveils new green mortgages

NatWest has announced rate increases across its new and existing customer ranges. For new business...

Shawbrook bridges urgent auction purchase

Shawbrook Bank has completed a bridging loan for a customer who needed short-term funding...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils five-year JMSP deal

Newcastle Intermediaries has revised its Joint Mortgage Sole Proprietor (JMSP) range to include a...

UTB refinances £34m Falmouth seafront development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is to refinance 53 luxury apartments being developed by housebuilders...

New BDM for National Friendly

National Friendly has announced the appointment of Toney Quinn as business development manager. The Bristol-based friendly...

Skipton to reduce residential rates for new customers

The Skipton Building Society is launching a refreshed residential mortgage range with reductions across...

Barclays adds new 60% deals and cuts five-year fixed rates

Barclays is to make changes to its residential purchase and remortgage range on Wednesday...

Four new appointments at Mint Bridging

Mint Bridging has made a number of new appointments to its team. Karen Shepherd has...

Landlords interested by subsidised sustainability savings

45% of landlords have indicated that they intend to make energy efficiency improvements to...

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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Mortgage industry cycle challenge raises £26k for children and homelessness charities

Mortgage industry leaders have raised £26,002 for two charities after cycling 472 miles from...

MTD pressure prompts 22% of landlords to consider quitting

More than one in five UK landlords have considered leaving the rental market as...

MortgageMatch launches AI-ready broker directory

MortgageMatch.org has launched a consumer-facing platform designed to make finding and comparing mortgage brokers...

Virgin Money cuts new business rates and ups buy-to-let PT rates

Virgin Money is to reduce a range of purchase and remortgage fixed rates while...

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