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iPipeline expands ‘advanced underwriting’ to whole adviser market

iPipeline has extended its advanced underwriting feature to all advisers using its SolutionBuilder platform,...

Housing market ‘faces two months of uncertainty’

The housing market is braced for a prolonged period of uncertainty after Coventry Building...

Landlords in low-yield regions face refinancing strain

Buy-to-let landlords in some of Britain’s most expensive areas are facing a fresh refinancing...

Knowledge Bank joins forces with Specialist Finance Academy

The Specialist Finance Academy has formed a new partnership with Knowledge Bank, the mortgage...

Two-thirds of homeowners plan green upgrades, but cost still stands in the way

Two-thirds of UK homeowners intend to make green improvements to their properties in the...

Afin Bank appoints former private banker as business development director

Afin Bank has appointed former Arbuthnot Latham private banker Tippie Malgwi as business development...

Primis strengthens sales team with SW appointment

Primis has promoted Jade Clayton to regional sales director for the South West, effective...

House price growth slows as affordability pressures persist

Annual house price growth eased to 2.1% in August, down from 2.4% in July,...

Mortgage approvals rose in July yet borrowing slowed

The Bank of England’s latest Money and Credit figures show that net mortgage approvals...

Afin Bank completes first deal

Afin Bank has completed its first mortgage, a £1,005,000 deal that involved a particularly...

Camco Finance adopts automated decisioning in bid to scale lending

Camco Finance has announced it will implement automated decisioning technology from LendingMetrics in a...

Borrowers want clarity on broker fees and commission

UK mortgage borrowers are demanding far greater transparency from brokers on how they are...

Homebuyers warned as bamboo emerges as hidden property threat

A homebuyer in Exeter has avoided an £11,000 bill to remove invasive bamboo after...

Why planning must be part of the asylum debate

At 2pm today the High Court is due to decide on an appeal against...

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Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

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The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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