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Paradigm Protect launches new CPD webinar series

Paradigm Protect has launched a series of online CPD webinars for member firms covering...

CII unveils Chartered firm awareness campaign

The Chartered Insurance Institute is launching a campaign designed to raise awareness among consumers...

Rightmove reports “unexpected mini-boom” in July

Properties coming on to the market are doing so at a new record average...

MAGIM to not make offer for UK Mortgages

The board of M&G Investment Management Ltd (MAGIM) has decided not to make an...

Movin’ Legal expands sales team

Conveyancing portal Movin’ Legal is growing its sales team, hiring two new business development...

PRS tenancy mediation service “a success”

The organisation behind a new mediation service for landlords has been pleased with its...

First-time buyers will still struggle in event of major house price falls

New analysis published by the Resolution Foundation has found that many first-time buyers would...

Society of Mortgage Professionals hires national accounts manager

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has hired Laura Gauden as national accounts manager. The...

The Saffron joins Dynamo lender panel

Dynamo for Intermediaries has added Saffron Building Society to its lender panel. Dynamo members will...

Mortgage Business Expo outlines Covid-19 safety measures

Clarion Events has devised a programme of enhanced safety measures at the Mortgage Business...

Virgin Money unveils app for first-time buyers

Virgin Money has launched Home Buying Coach, a new tool designed to simplify the...

Nationwide now available on Mortgage Brain’s Lendex

The Nationwide Building Society has joined and is available on Lendex, Mortgage Brain's new...

New NEDs for Openwork parent

Openwork Holdings, the parent company of network Openwork, has appointed Anne Grim and Rosanne...

Sharp H1 fall in bridging loan transactions

Bridging loan volumes declined by £167.88m to £202.26m in the six months to the...

COMMENT

Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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