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RBS sets aside £400m for SME redress

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is establishing a new complaints process, overseen by a retired...

Downsizers overestimating cash raised

Older homeowners have unrealistic expectations about how much money they will raise from downsizing...

Attitudes to BTL market “remain incredibly positive”

Bank of Ireland has stated that its latest UK’s Buy-to-Let Market Index shows that...

New cashback offer from Halifax

Halifax has unveiled a £750 cashback offer to support first time buyers, home movers...

CSF helps local business to expand

A small Midlands-based family business has been able to open new retail premises, with...

Scottish Widows produces annual protection summaries

Scottish Widows Protect has introduced its first annual protection summaries to help advisers build ongoing...

Kensington revamps buy-to-let offering

Kensington has launches Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and multi-unit exclusives for specialist distributors...

AMI announces board changes and election details

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has undertaken a further board review to improve...

Tenet unveils second charge direct panel

Tenet has launched a direct to lender second charge panel. The panel will initially comprise...

Two-thirds of advisers back equity release qualification plan

67% of advisers are supportive of the FCA’s plans to introduce a new standalone...

Halifax: house prices largely unchanged

Halifax has reported that house prices in the three months from August to October...

Increase in payday loan complaints

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s latest quarterly complaints data shows a rise in issues with...

Roma boss wins entrepreneurial award

Scott Marshall, founder and Managing Director of specialist bridging lender Roma Finance, has won...

‘Only’ one million pound town in UK

The number of million pound house sales in the country in the first half of...
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Artificial Intelligence

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...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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First-time buyers

Young buyers look further afield as affordability pressures persist

A growing number of younger buyers are willing to compromise on location in order...
Artificial Intelligence

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....
Building Societies

Monmouthshire BS expands mortgage platform pilot ahead of wider broker launch

Monmouthshire Building Society has expanded the pilot of its new mortgage origination platform to...
Building Societies

Skipton BS cuts residential mortgage rates across fixed range

Skipton Building Society has reduced rates across its residential fixed-rate mortgage range and launched...

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