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FSE Wales: we need more protection discussions with clients

Johnny Timpson of Scottish Widows, speaking at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales on...

FSE Wales: retention proc fees ‘a must’

A panel at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales discussed proc fees and so-called...

FSE Wales: spread the equity release message

Dean Mirfin of Key Retirement told the audience at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE)...

FSE Wales: FCA should study limited panel networks

A panel at Wednesday's Financial Services Expo (FSE) Wales, believed that the FCA’s ongoing...

FSE Wales: wrong to raise bank rate now

Adrian Moloney of OneSavings Bank believes that the ‘devil will be in the detail’...

Only portfolio landlords benefit from limited company structure

Buy-to-let investors could see their income cut by £1,000 each year by purchasing through...

Annual house price growth edges up to 3.1%

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a rebounding of house prices in June, with...

The Mortgage Lender introduces Premier Panel 

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has created a Premier Panel of specialist distributors who will...

L&G and My Home Move in Help to Buy initiative

Legal & General Mortgage Club has announced an initiative with My Home Move to...

LV= restructure sees Perks become MD

LV has restructured its life business to bring its protection, retirement solutions and heritage...

Parents sacrificing retirement plans to help FTBs

Aldermore's latest quarterly First Time Buyer Index has found that 22% of aspiring first...

Octane Capital expands risk team

Octane Capital has recruited Gemma Salousti to its risk team as senior credit manager. She...

New HTB and new build rates at Kensington

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new Help to Buy range. The lender originally announced...

Pepper cuts core mortgage rates

Pepper Homeloans has cut its shorter term fixed rates by up to 0.95 percentage...

COMMENT

Kevin Tunnicliffe on ending the race to the bottom

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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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...

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...

TwentyCi hires Nick Huntley to lead sales at TwentyEA and TwentyConvey

TwentyCi has appointed Nick Huntley as sales director for TwentyEA and TwentyConvey as the...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates by up to 34bps across core ranges

HSBC UK has reduced mortgage rates across its product range, with cuts of up...

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