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£400m in pensions used to fund businesses

Since the so-called 'pension freedoms' came into force a year ago, business owners aged...

FCA approves change of control for Everyday Loans

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given the green light for Non Standard Finance...

New deputy governor for the BoE

Sam Woods has been appointed deputy governor for the Bank of England with responsibility...

Landlords guilty of contract-free tenancies

One in 10 private landlords has no formal tenancy agreement in place with their tenants,...

Uinsure appoints BDM

Uinsure has appointed former Paymentshield regional sales manager Helen Linnen as its business development...

Sharp rise in valuations

In March, the total number of valuations carried out rose 8% year-on-year and grew...

FLA: asset finance up 9% in February

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) increased by 9% in February,...

40% year-on-year rise in second charge lending

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported that February saw a 22% growth...

Kensington ups max loan ceilings

Kensington Mortgages has raised the maximum loan limits for first-time buyers and buy-to-let mortgages. ...

Older people don’t know where to get advice

The greatest financial fear for 23% of people aged 65 and over is that their...

OneFamily reveals lifetime product details

OneFamily, which earlier this week announced its intention to enter the lifetime mortgage market...

HSBC broadens its mortgage distribution

HSBC is widening the availability of its mortgages through three new brokers. The three new...

CML members green-light merger

The Council of Mortgage Lenders' (CML) members have voted in favour of the proposal...

SMEs unexpectedly bullish in first quarter

UK SMEs have had a more positive outlook in the first quarter of 2016,...
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The money sitting in your back pocket that you keep forgetting to pick up

Let me give you a number. Almost half of UK mortgage holders would struggle to meet their payments within six months of losing their...

Smart Data can solve the UK’s homebuying bottleneck

For many of us, buying a home remains one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences we will ever undertake. Despite advances in digital banking,...

The 1.8 million problem nobody’s talking about

There's a number that should be keeping every mortgage firm owner awake right now. 1.8 million. That's how many fixed rate mortgages are expiring...

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

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Technology

Mortgage Magic launches Secure Portal through Microsoft Windows Store

Mortgage Magic has made its Secure Portal available through the Microsoft Windows Store, with...
Building Societies

The Cambridge relaunches interest-only fixed rate mortgages

The Cambridge has relaunched a selection of fixed rate mortgage products, including interest-only options...
Building Societies

Vernon BS adds free legals to selected remortgage deals

Vernon Building Society has partnered with Optimus to introduce a free legals service on...
Buy-to-let

Paragon launches tailored buy-to-let service for complex cases

Paragon Bank has launched a Tailored service to support buy-to-let mortgage applications that fall...

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