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Julian Harris networks join Equity Release Council

The Julian Harris IFA and mortgage adviser networks have joined the Equity Release Council. All...

Roma Finance slashes bridging and development rates

Roma Finance has cut rates across its product offering. Further funding lines with Royal Bank...

New chairman and investor for Mortgage Magic

Mortgage Magic, which launched its CRM and mortgage management platform last week, has revealed...

Pepper to service Selina Finance loans

Pepper (UK) has been chosen by Selina Finance to provide end-to-end servicing for the...

Rebrand for eTech Solutions

eTech Solutions has rebranded to CoreLogic UK. While all services remain as before, the...

Government unveils First Homes initiative for first-time buyers

The government has announced plans which it claims will cut the cost of some...

Halifax: modest monthly increase in house prices

Halifax has reported that house prices in January were 4.1% higher than in the...

Fleet saw rental growth throughout England & Wales in Q4

Fleet Mortgages has launched the first iteration of its new Quarterly Buy-to-Let Index, which features...

Foundation Home Loans cuts core buy-to-let rates 

Foundation Home Loans has made a series of rate reductions across a number of...

BestAdvice tech survey winner revealed

BestAdvice can reveal the winner of £100 worth of Amazon vouchers for its Technology...

Canada Life to hold new equity release workshops

Canada Life Home Finance has unveiled a range of workshops in 2020 aimed at...

Catalyst Property Finance hires trio

Catalyst Property Finance has announced three appointments within its head office team. Sam Shand joins...

Self-employed struggling to be approved by lenders

There is an effective ‘access gap’ for self-employed borrowers, compared to those with more...

Reward Finance funds glamping complex

A £1 million 'glamping' and leisure complex, next to the North Yorkshire Moors railway,...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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