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Castle Trust Bank expands sales team

Castle Trust Bank has grown its sales team with the addition of Tyrone Alexander...

MT Finance bolsters buy-to-let service proposition

MT Finance has made a number of improvements to its buy-to-let proposition in a...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network unveils BTL accreditation

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has launched a new Accreditation Scheme for advisers...

Countrywide Surveying Services welcomes managing surveyor

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the appointment of Gillian Grace as managing surveyor. Grace...

LiveMore CEO reacts to FCA’s focus on later-life lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reinforced its commitment to Consumer Duty, making it...

Coventry for intermediaries unveils cuts on all fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has instituted reductions across all its fixed rate mortgage products. It has...

Inspired Lending become BDLA member

Inspired Lending has become the latest short-term lender to join the Bridging & Development...

Santander UK sale rumours quashed by boss

Santander’s Group Executive Chairman Ana Botín has moved to shut down mounting speculation that...

FLA calls for overhaul of Financial Ombudsman Service

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has urged a fundamental review of the Financial...

FCA reminds intermediaries of Consumer Duty responsibilities

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a stark reminder to mortgage intermediaries of...

CrowdProperty appoints Steve Deutsch as CEO

CrowdProperty has announced the appointment of Steve Deutsch as its new chief executive officer...

First-time buyers warned over auction risks amid stamp duty rush

With the stamp duty deadline fast approaching, industry figures are warning that a growing...

Residential property transactions surge 19% year-on-year in December

Residential property transactions rose 19% year-on-year in December, reaching 96,330 on a seasonally adjusted...

Darlington BS improves skilled worker visa mortgage proposition

Darlington Building Society has made positive changes to its skilled worker visa mortgage products. The...

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Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

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Brokers see rise in demand for business acquisition funding

Demand for funding to support business acquisitions is growing among UK SMEs, even as...

Phoebus joins Aston University to pioneer AI tools for mortgage servicing

Aston University has teamed up with Phoebus Software to create what is being described...

UK’s outdated homebuying system costs £1.5bn a year, says Santander

Half a million failed transactions annually leave buyers out of pocket and weigh heavily...

Source Insurance backs eco-focused start-up Insure4Nature

Source Insurance has partnered with ethical home insurance start-up Insure4Nature in a move that...