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Retirement discounts being overestimated

25% of UK adults are relying on discounts and subsidies to make their retirement...

SimplyBiz Group partners with Creative Wealth Management

The SimplyBiz Group has announced the launch of a new DB pension transfer bureau...

Sharp rise reported in conveyancers’ efficiency

Productivity levels in the conveyancing market have increased by 69% in four years from...

Households increasingly relying on unsecured debt

28% of Brits have sought to borrow an amount equal to at least half...

Coventry for Intermediaries cuts five-year rates

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced rates across its residential five-year fixed range from 50%...

Accord outlines portfolio lending criteria

Accord Mortgages has published details of its lending criteria for portfolio landlords, which come into...

CSF and Together complete fast bridge

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has completed a £600,000 bridging loan with Together in six...

Housing demand up, supply down in July

NAEA Propertymark (National Association of Estate Agents) has reported that the number of sales...

Nationwide brings back three-year deals

The Nationwide Building Society is reintroducing its three-year fixed rate range. Rates start at 1.64%...

TMW to pay retention proc fees from next week

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is to start payments to mortgage brokers of procuration fees...

Twenty7Tec optimises MortgageSource API

Twenty7Tec has made improvements to the API (Application Programming Interface) for its MortgageSource system,...

The Leeds reduced fixed BTL rates

Leeds Building Society has cut rates on its fixed rate buy-to-let deals by up...

TSB hires commercial banking director

TSB has announced the appointment, subject to regulatory approval, of Richard Davies as commercial...

Aldermore appoints invoice finance risk head

Aldermore has announced the appointment of Richard Baxter as head of risk for invoice...
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This was always going to be a tricky interview. I’ve known Kevin Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer of Sort Group, which includes Sort Refer, for...

Beyond the Robo-Adviser: why the future of mortgages is ‘Human Plus’

The fintech industry is obsessing over a binary choice: the traditional human broker or the fully automated 'robo-adviser'. But as we navigate the complexities...

Ceasefire boosts sentiment more than mortgage market

What goes up must come down, but for mortgage rates the drop will be notably more gradual than the sharp increase triggered by the...

A surge today, but what comes next for advisers and conveyancing?

March has provided a very clear example of how quickly this market can move when lenders feel the need to take action, with widespread...

Technology adapts so you don’t have to

20 years ago, many brokerages looked and operated in very similar ways. Typically small, local business, many firms focused solely on standard residential mortgage...

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Rates rise but mortgage market holds firm

The mortgage market is showing resilience despite a sharp rise in borrowing costs with...
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Landlords shift to interest-only as rates climb above 5%

Buy-to-let landlords are rapidly changing borrowing strategies as mortgage rates climb with a growing...
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The Coventry cuts limited company buy-to-let rates for brokers

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected limited company buy-to-let rates by up to 20...
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Paragon Bank introduces limited edition 60% LTV buy-to-let products

Paragon Bank has expanded its buy-to-let range with a new tranche of 60% loan-to-value...

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