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CII unveils personal lines insurance qualifications

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a range of informal e-learning plus formal...

Aldermore relaunches buy-to-let offering

Aldermore Bank has introduced increased flexibility, new products, reduced rates and fee options for landlords...

Stonebridge lending volumes up 11%

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has published its 2019 trading results. Mortgage completions nudged £8...

Key launches The Equity Release Experts with nearly 100 advisers

Equity release adviser Key now has 97 advisers working under its whole of market...

OMS integrates credit reporting facilities

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated UK Credit Ratings into its live platform. The move...

Paymentshield keeps Defaqto home insurance rating

Paymentshield has retained 5-star Defaqto rating for its home insurance product. The insurance firm recently...

The Hinckley & Rugby to split mortgages

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society will now allow mortgages to be split, in...

Hope Capital completes £4m complex country house deal

Hope Capital has completed a £4 million loan on a multi-million pound four-storey country...

Record year for Brightstar

The Brightstar Group has reported a record year in 2019, completing nearly £1.2bn throughout...

Phoebus Software donates over £10k to local charities

Solihull based software business Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) donated £10,500 to charity last year...

Record payouts for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect

2019 claim figures for MetLife UK’s MultiProtect policy reached a record high. MetLife UK paid...

Regulated bridging loans increase market share

£732.7m of bridging loans were transacted by contributors to the Bridging Trends report in...

Shawbrook Bank hires national sales manager

Shawbrook has appointed Marc Callaghan as national sales manager. His appointment follows a restructure within...

New mortgage club for later life lending launches

Later life lending specialist Advise Wise has launched a mortgage club. With the move, Advise...
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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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Rayner rules out rent controls

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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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