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FSE Manchester seminar programme published

Front Events has released the full seminar programme for its Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester. The expo will...

Stonebridge hails member productivity boost

Mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge Group has reported a year-on-year quarterly increase in business applications...

Source reveals 2017 Masterclass event schedule

Source Insurance is to hold another round of Masterclasses this spring. Free to attend, Masterclasses...

New chairman for the BSA

Jonathan Westhoff, chief executive of the West Bromwich Building Society, has been elected as...

Tesco Bank makes fixed rate cuts

Tesco Bank has cut the rates on a number of its two and five-year fixed rate mortgage deals. New...

Royal London ups protection cover age

Royal London has made changes to its Income Protection (IP) and Key Person Income Protection...

Two new associate members for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has welcomed Allegiance Insure and Moorfields Advisory...

Black Book Finance adds to commercial team

Black Book Finance has appointed Bridget Kibiru to the position of commercial finance executive. Kibiru (pictured) has 12...

New directors at the Equity Release Council

The Equity Release Council has appointed two new board directors following a vote by...

Pink Pig Loans completes Optimum’s largest second charge

Pink Pig Loans (PPL) has completed a £900,000 loan for Optimum Credit on a...

TSB cuts selected buy-to-let rates

TSB has cut interest rates by up to 25 basis points on selected buy-to-let home mover...

HSBC cuts 14 fixed rates

HSBC has made cuts of up to 25 basis points (bps) on fixed rate mortgages...

New fixed rate deals from Paragon

Paragon Mortgages has refreshed its range of buy-to-let fixed rate mortgage products. The deal, which...

Shawbrook added to SimplyBiz Mortgages’ seconds panel

From today, all SimplyBiz Mortgages members will have direct access to Shawbrook Bank’s second...

COMMENT

With great power comes great responsibility

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised commonhold will fix all...

Don’t rein me in

For many years, major financial institutions and large retailers have understood the benefits of presenting their customers with complementary products alongside their core offering. Banks...

More questions now surround the home moving digital journey

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published its highly anticipated Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap, representing the most aggressive...

Stability has value: why the latest Bank Base Rate hold matters

The Bank of England's decision to maintain Bank Base Rate (BBR) at 3.75% may not have generated the excitement that often accompanies a rate...

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

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LendInvest launches semi-commercial BTL lending products

LendInvest has launched a new semi-commercial proposition within its range of buy-to-let products. The lender’s...

more2life urges FCA to mandate signposting of all later life lending products

more2life chief executive Dave Harris has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to...

Residential transactions up 17% in May despite ongoing uncertainty

UK residential property transactions rose 17% in May 2026 compared with the same month...

Paragon Bank launches £1,000 cashback deal

Paragon Bank is offering £1,000 cashback across 21 products within its buy-to-let mortgage range. The...

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