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FCA proposes changes to pension transfer advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new proposals on advice relating to pension...

Tesco Bank partners with LMS

Tesco Bank has selected conveyancing panel manager LMS as its integrated conveyancing partner. ...

OneFamily becomes LLA Ambassador

The Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced OneFamily as its latest Ambassador. OneFamily offers...

Equity release could help 450,000 FTBs

Releasing property equity from the so-called 'Bank of Mum and Dad' has the potential...

Leeds cyclists ride 70 miles for Hollybank Trust

24 cyclists from the Leeds Building Society survived high temperatures to complete the Great...

Paymentshield gets positive service feedback from brokers

Paymentshield is providing above average levels of service, according to its latest broker survey...

Tax-free lump sums at retirement gaining in popularity

54% of working age people plan to take advantage of rules which allow them...

Pensioners paid £52.7 billion in tax

Retired households paid an average of £7,400 each in tax last year, the equivalent...

Over 80% of towns hit by falling property sales

Lloyds Bank has reported that property sales in 2016 were 7% lower than in 2015....

Investec Private Banking appoints BDM

James Glynne-Percy has been appointed as a business development manager (BDM) at Investec Private...

Legal Sector Group completes leasehold reform proposals

The Legal Sector Group (LSG), which consists of the Conveyancing Association (CA), the Chartered...

Private equity vehicle’s Shawbrook bid passes key threshold

Private equity consortium Marlin Bidco is likely to take over Shawbrook Bank following capturing 75.6%...

Lloyds maintains position as UK’s largest lender

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has published its data showing mortgage lending by...

SFO charges former Barclays CEO over Qatar fundraising

The Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays Plc and four individuals with conspiracy to...
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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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Building Societies

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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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...
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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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