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Shawbrook announces departure of chief executive

The board of Shawbrook has announced that Steve Pateman is to step down from...

Costs of five-year buy-to-let fixes carry on falling

Mortgages for Business has reported that pricing of five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage products...

FSE Manchester seminar programme revealed

Front Events, organisers of Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester, has published the full seminar...

Paradigm Protect offers protection helpdesk for members

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition, has introduced a new helpdesk specifically focused...

Landlords in Central London are least optimistic

Paragon has reported that Landlord confidence across a range of measures remained stable or...

Masthaven joins TMA Club’s lender panel

TMA Club has announced the addition of Masthaven to its lender panel. This arrangement...

Majority of Brits in debt admit to problems dealing with situation

A Nationwide Building Society poll of more than 2,000 UK adults reveals that of...

“Clear remit” to call for change to property complaints handling

Ombudsman Services (OS) has released the findings of Building Balance, its dialogue looking at...

Dick Jenkins joins the Bucks BS

Dick Jenkins has become a non-executive director (NED) at the Buckinghamshire Building Society. Jenkins (pictured) retired...

Housing ladder “no longer exists”

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has responded to research by the National Housing Federation showing...

PFS launches financial education for tomorrow’s generation

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is to launch a nationwide pro-bono financial education programme. The...

Gatehouse Bank grows direct finance team

Gatehouse Bank has added two new senior hires to its direct finance team following...

AMI welcomes new funding for FSCS

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) believes that mortgage brokers will receive a "fairer outcome" from the...

Octane Capital’s sales director leaves the business

Octane Capital has confirmed the departure of Tom Clark, its sales director, who was part...

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Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on whether annual percentage rates remain the...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

Vernon partners with FintechOS on mortgage platform upgrade

Vernon Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to support investment in a unified mortgage...

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