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Mental wellbeing support not valued by employees

49% of employers believe that mental health is the biggest health and wellbeing challenge...

Two-thirds of people in UK struggling to afford Christmas

68% of people are unable to comfortably afford Christmas and nearly a third turning...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries provides £8m complex case funding 

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI) was recently approached by Fitch & Fitch on behalf...

New board as Society of Mortgage Professionals relaunches

The Society of Mortgage Professionals has relaunched and appointed a cross-sector board of industry...

Trio of new limited company BTLs from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society three new limited company buy-to-let mortgages. The three mortgages...

Hodge launches a new product for UK holiday let owners

Hodge has introduced a new mortgage designed for those wanting to own a holiday...

Pure Retirement produces new later life video content

Pure Retirement has released new adviser-facing video content, explaining what it says are delicate...

The Hanley Economic unveils ‘build for second home’ self-build deal

The Hanley Economic Building Society has introduced a new ‘build for second home’ product...

Connect for Intermediaries signs Women in Finance charter

Connect for Intermediaries has been accepted by HM Treasury as a new signatory of the...

The Coventry BS appoints new CEO

Steve Hughes, currently chief executive of Principality Building Society, is to be appointed as...

New first-time buyer deals from Accord

Accord Mortgages has launched a range of high LTV products with the aim of...

SimplyBiz Mortgages appoints head of strategic development

Richard Merrett has joined SimplyBiz Mortgages in the newly created role of head of...

MAB introduces new GI partnership

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has joined up with Legal & General and Uinsure to...

The Leeds unveils first fee-free RIO mortgage with cashback

The Leeds Building Society is offering the first Retirement Interest Only (RIO) mortgages with...

COMMENT

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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