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LV= General Insurance appoints sales and marketing director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has appointed Jon Mansley to the newly created role...

Carlos Thibaut retires from Lifetime Group

Lifetime Group has announce the retirement of Carlos Thibaut (pictured). He spent 15 years at...

Barclays cuts residential and Reward rates and simplifies switch and save

Barclays is making changes across its residential and Reward ranges, with new products launching...

Illegal loan scheme victims urged to come forward

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on customers who took out a loan...

Lendinvest appoints underwriting director and BDM

LendInvest has recruited a new director of mortgage underwriting and expanded its business development manager...

Growing your protection business roundtable supplement

Increasing competition, technology and non-advised sales are all putting pressure on mortgage advisers. Brexit-related...

The Co-operative Bank renews Capita mortgage contract

Capita plc has announced that it has renewed its contract with The Co-operative Bank...

Together increases securitisation from £255m to £500m

Together Financial Services Limited has increased its revolving Lakeside Asset Backed Securitisation 1 Limited...

Mortgage Advice Bureau partners with Gazeal

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has partnered with Gazeal, a property technology firm which seeks...

Most bridging brokers upbeat about volumes

Over two thirds of brokers predict they will write more bridging business this year 69%...

The Buckinghamshire agrees new LMS deal

LMS, the conveyancing solutions provider, has signed a further three-year contract with Buckinghamshire Building Society to...

Ageas creates new intermediary director roles

Ageas Insurance has created three new directors of distribution roles, in a move which...

Virgin Money makes buy-to-let stress test changes

Virgin Money has announced changes to stress test rates when assessing affordability for buy-to-let...

The Mortgage Lender breaks £2bn in Q3

The Mortgage Lender has broken through the £2bn barrier for decisions in principle on...

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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