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Connect for Intermediaries unveils new broker tools

Connect for Intermediaries has launched new features, tools and guides on its new website. Connect’s...

Aldermore appoints retail finance group MD

Aldermore has appointed Sue Hayes to the newly created role of group managing director,...

Conveyancing Association to support ESTAS Conveyancing Awards

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced its ongoing support for the ESTAS Conveyancing Awards,...

BTL mortgage costs start to rise

The cost of most mainstream buy-to-let mortgages is starting to climb, with new data...

Uinsure unveils #QualityMattersMost campaign

Uinsure has launched a campaign to promote greater quality in the general insurance sector. Following...

Newcastle Intermediaries joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Newcastle Intermediaries to its mortgage lender panel. Member firms of the...

OneSavings Bank revamps ICR requirements

OneSavings Bank has made changes to its interest coverage ratio (ICR) requirements for all...

Provident Financial subsidiary fined £1.97m by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a fine of £1,976,000 on credit card...

Virgin Money posts 28% rise in profits

Virgin Money has reported that mortgage balances increased in 2017 by 13% to £33.7...

Positive start to 2018 for Scottish rental market

Your Move has found that rents in Scotland continued to trend upwards in the...

Cities to close house price growth gap on London

Large regional cities like Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester look set for a 20% to...

PFS to hold Power Live event in the summer

The Personal Finance Society is extending its professional development programme with a series of...

FCA provides update on public register consultation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consult on proposals later this year in order...

2017 bridging completions up 25% on previous year

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has reported that the final quarter of 2017 saw...
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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...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

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Borrowers shift back to 2-year fixes as rate hopes grow

Mortgage borrowers are increasingly opting for 2-year fixed-rate deals as expectations build that mortgage...
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The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR...
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Stonebridge releases 2026 Regional Roadshow dates

Stonebridge has released its 2026 Regional Roadshow dates and revealed where it will be...
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Pepper Money cuts rates across resi and affordable homes range

Pepper Money has cut rates across its residential and affordable home ownership range. Residential rates...

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