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LV= GI appoints corporate responsibility director

LV= General Insurance (LV= GI) has today appointed Rodney Assock as its new corporate...

New CEO for Royal London

Barry O’Dwyer has joined Royal London to take up the role of chief executive. He...

Refurbishment key to improvement in PRS

Landlords’ spending on refurbishment has seen the quality of accommodation in the private rented...

New property finance provider launches

West Rock Capital, a London-based boutique debt advisory business, has been launched by Westley Richards. Richards...

Selina Finance promises “flex-affordability” to property investors

Selina Finance is targeting property investors and portfolio landlords with its new Property Investment...

Majority of private tenants don’t want to buy a home

Only 42% of private tenants want to buy a home in the near future,...

L&G offers Rental Protection Plan to all intermediary partners

Legal & General is fully rolling out its Rental Protection Plan (RPP) for tenants. Earlier...

Nationwide invests in digital lettings agency

The Nationwide Building Society has announced its latest venturing fund investment in Bunk, a...

NAEA Propertymark reveals conference speaker line-up

NAEA Propertymark has announced the line-up for the 2020 NAEA Propertymark National Conference, which...

L&G inks introducer deal with Prudential

Legal & General’s Retail Retirement division has signed a new introducer agreement with Prudential. ...

Responsive Lending unveils lifetime mortgage at 2.82%

Lifetime mortgage provider Responsible Lending has released what it is hailing as the UK’s...

New key account manager for mortgages at Aldermore

Aldermore has appointed James Young as a new key account manager within its retail...

VAS Group hires technical panel director

VAS Group has appointed Ian Wimpenny to the newly created role of technical panel...

FCA appoints executive director of risk and compliance oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that Sheree Howard has been appointed as executive...
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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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