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Debt consolidation still main reason for loan

Debt consolidation remains the top reason that people apply for a loan, with 47%...

Openwork expands lender panel

Openwork has announced the addition of HSBC to its lender panel. HSBC’s full range of residential mortgages up...

Fluent for Advisers appointed to Intrinsic panel

Second charge distributor Fluent for Advisers has joined Intrinsic’s specialist broker panel. For Intrinsic’s restricted advisers,...

TFC Homeloans reaches CaseBldr milestone

TFC Homeloans has passed the £1bn mark in enquiries submitted to its broker software...

Scottish Widows announces fund refresh

Scottish Widows has made a number of changes to its fund range as part of its ‘Driving...

Fleet refreshes complete product offering

Fleet Mortgages has revamped its complete product range. New products are available for individuals, limited companies and those...

SunLife acquisition completed

Specialist over-50s insurer SunLife has completed its sale from AXA to become part of...

External member quits Financial Policy Committee

Dame Clara Furse has stepped down as an external member of the Bank of...

Six banned over unauthorised collective investment scheme

Scott Crawley, Daniel Forsyth, Adam Hawkins, Ross Peters, Aaron Petrou and Dale Walker have...

Paradigm further expands lender panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added the Tipton & Coseley Building Society to its lender...

Savers increasingly tempted by non-guaranteed options

31% of retirement savers would consider transferring their guaranteed final salary pension benefits into cash...

Lloyds increases personal loans limit to £50k

Lloyds Bank has increased the maximum amount available to lend to qualifying customers via...

Prudential hires UK insurance CEO

Prudential UK & Europe has announced the appointment of Clare Bousfield as CEO for insurance,...

Zurich reveals GI and life claims data

Zurich has revealed that over £1 billion was paid out in claims during the...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Gatehouse exits BTR platform to fuel home finance growth

Gatehouse Financial Group has sold its build-to-rent platform to Apollo in a move designed...

Regulators set out framework for higher loan-to-income lending as cap is eased

The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published proposals setting out how...

Planning delays and tax burden undermine housing viability, says RSM UK

RSM UK has called on government to reassess planning reforms and tax policy after...

HLPartnership adds Jon Cooke as board adviser

HLPartnership has appointed estate agency executive Jon Cooke as a board adviser, in a...

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