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Complete FS hires associate director of operations

Claire Budden has rejoined Complete FS, becoming its new associate director of operations. She worked for...

Budget 2017: increase in funding for social care

In the Spring Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond committed additional grant funding of £2 billion...

Budget 2017: NS&I bond calculations questioned

Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed the the NS&I bond he announced at Autumn Statement will be available...

Budget 2017: business rates revaluation

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a few measures aimed to help some firms...

Budget 2017: OBR forecasts

The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) has issued its forecasts for GDP. Overall public sector...

Budget 2017: no housing measures announced

There were no announcements affecting the housing in today's Budget. This was met with criticism...

Budget 2017: dividend allowance slashed

The Chancellor announced changes to the Dividend Allowance in today's Budget. Philip Hammond said the allowance allows...

Budget 2017: the speech in full

Mr Deputy Speaker, I report today on an economy that has continued to confound the...

Budget 2017: Manifesto pledge broken over self-employed?

In today's Budget the Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a 2% rise in Class 4...

Budget 2017 – as it happened

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L&G to pay increased dividend

Legal & General (L&G) has reported a 11% increase in adjusted operating profit for...

BTL landlords planning to weather tax change impact

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says that recent YouGov Reports survey data suggests...

Paymentshield unveils National Conversation Week

Paymentshield has claimed that over one-third of the general population would sooner deal with...

Bullish start to year for Scottish rental market

The Scottish rental market has made a strong start to 2017, with growth across...
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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...

Rental barometer shows strength, but March changes the tone

Looking at our recently published Q1 2026 Rental Barometer data in isolation, there is clearly a strong and positive story to tell. Average rental...

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