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Link between house prices and unemployment studied

Latest research from Lloyds Bank has found that areas with the largest improvements in...

Borrowers being let down by high street lenders

According to new research for The Mortgage Lender (TML), Britons think the attitude of...

BFS appoints UK CEO

Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Edward Winterton as UK chief executive officer. He joining...

Metro Bank revises professional landlord offering

Metro Bank has made changes to its portfolio buy-to-let range. Rates across its core range...

10-year peak for agreed house sales

The number of property sales agreed in February hit a 10-year high, NAEA Propertymark has...

FCA issues fine over WhatsApp disclosure

he Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Christopher Niehaus, a former investment banker,...

Mortgage growth at the Bucks

The Buckinghamshire Building Society has announced mortgage growth of 12% during 2016, resulting in...

New lifetime mortgage provider gets FCA approval

Responsible Lending has received full approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is set...

Waltham Forest tops London borough FTB table

new research into first-time buyer house prices in London boroughs by Lloyds Bank has...

Lenders must ensure people can afford to borrow

The Bank of England’s latest money and credit statistics show consumer borrowing increasing by...

Monthly fall in mortgage approvals

The Bank of England has reported that February saw mortgage approvals falling for the...

West One Loans partners with Black Book Finance

West One Loans range of bridging products are now being offered to mortgage intermediaries...

Castle Trust unveils secure email service

Castle Trust is offering a new service which will enable the lender and its intermediary partners...

First network member for the Equity Release Council

Lighthouse Advisory Services has joined the Equity Release Council as its first financial services network organisation member. The...

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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Mortgage Advice Bureau hires new group CFO

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has named Jo Stent as its next group chief financial...

OMS launches protection referral partnership with The Insurance Surgery

One Mortgage System (OMS), the CRM and loan origination platform for intermediaries and lenders,...

Omni Protect appoints Richard Waters as head of strategic partnerships

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has announced the appointment of Richard...

Redwood Bank awarded top green accreditation

Redwood Bank has been recognised for its continued commitment to sustainability after achieving the...

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