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SBG signs Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has become one of the latest financial services firms to...

“Thousands” face loss of mortgage benefit help

Royal London has stated that figures buried on page 210 of a report published...

BFS announces brand refresh

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has refreshed its brand and relaunched its website. The bridging lender...

New chair for the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society has announced the appointment of Julie Nicholson as its new...

Unauthorised fraud losses fell 5% last year

UK Finance has revealed that banks and card companies prevented £1,458.6 million in unauthorised...

Shawbrook completes second charge in under one week

Shawbrook Bank’s residential mortgages team has helped a Brightstar client with a fast turnaround...

Network appoints compliance manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Nick Crombie as its compliance manager. Crombie...

Self-employed driving specialist mortgage demand

Paragon has reported that demand for specialist residential mortgages is being driven by a...

Criteria Hub to offer free version

Criteria Hub, the criteria engine for mortgage advisers, clubs and networks, is to offer...

Al Rayan Bank appoints new chief risk officer

Al Rayan Bank has announced the appointment of Wahid Ali as chief risk officer...

Samaritans partners with Leeds Building Society

To help futureproof its services and boost capacity, Samaritans is partnering with Leeds Building...

The Ipswich expands ex-pat mortgage availability

The Ipswich Building Society has refreshed its expat residential and buy-to-let products and extended the...

Age Partnership to sponsor Yorkshire sports teams

Age Partnership has entered into sports sponsorship for the first time. The Leeds-based company is...

Pepper Money added to Brilliant lender panel

Pepper Money is to distribute its complete range of specialist mortgages via the Brilliant...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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New builds coming to market at lowest level since 2017

The number of new build housing developments coming to market is at its lowest...
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Rental affordability improves most in London

London recorded the biggest improvement in rental affordability in June, according to Propertymark, with...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus...
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LifeSearch appoints Nick Rixon as head of business protection

LifeSearch has appointed Nick Rixon as head of business protection and expert advice. The appointment...

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