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Almost half of those refused a mortgage unlikely to apply again

45% of people in the UK who have their mortgage application declined by a...

Record recruitment month for Stonebridge

Stonebridge Group has today revealed August 2019 was a record month for appointed representative...

Would-be first-time buyers lacking homebuying knowledge

A new study from Santander Mortgages has outlined misconceptions and knowledge gaps among aspiring...

Shawbrook unveils easy product switching service

Shawbrook has released a new online system, My Shawbrook Portal, which is designed to...

StepChange: record numbers seeking debt advice

Debt charity StepChange has warned that warned that record numbers of households are vulnerable...

Habito issues ‘jargon-free’ mortgage T&Cs

Online mortgage broker and lender Habito, the pioneering has published what it is hailing...

Reliance Bank joins Legal & General Mortgage Club panel

Legal & General Mortgage Club has revealed that Reliance Bank has become the latest...

The Yorkshire cuts longer-term fixed rates

The Yorkshire Building Society has reduced rates across its mortgage range. The mutual has reduced...

Buy-to-let purchases up 5.5% year-on-year

UK Finance has revealed that there were 32,640 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in...

Mortgage lending up 21% at Openwork

Openwork hard reported an 18% rise in pre-tax profits, reaching a new record of £22.6m. The...

The Moving Hub partners with the Property Jungle

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has teamed up with the Property Jungle, a provider...

Phoebus Software unveils Innovation Hub

Phoebus Software Ltd (PSL) has introduced an Innovation Hub to concentrate on providing digital...

Reliance Bank joins PMS and Sesame lender panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network have added Reliance Bank’s range of mortgage products...

Bridging stalwart joins Bath & West Finance

Matthew Anderson has joined bridging lender Bath & West as commercial director. Anderson (pictured) has...
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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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