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Shawbrook promotes new regional development manager

Shawbrook Bank has announced the promotion of Steve Matthews to the role of regional...

Amicus unveils new commercial business

Amicus Finance is to launch a new commercial finance business, aimed at serving the...

Mortgage rate movement stays unsettled

Mortgage rates remain unsettled with mixed movement seen for all main product types over...

Annual rate of house price growth climbing again

There has been a turnabout in the annual rate of house price growth in...

Bluestone Mortgages issues first offer

Brightstar Financial has placed the first ever mortgage case with specialist mortgage lender Bluestone...

The Mansfield launches interest-only downsizing deal

The Mansfield Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage product for interest only customers who are...

Growing volumes of first-time buyer lending

First-time buyers accounted for 19% of intermediary business over the last three months, the...

Lloyds outlines MCD changes

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed details for its implementation of the Mortgage Credit Directive...

CML: rise in first-time buyer activity

First-time buyers saw month-on-month and year-on-year increases in activity by volume and by value in September,...

Eight new deals from the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on eight mortgages. Deals includes...

Amicus poaches pair from Fincorp

Short-term lender Amicus has recruited Matthew Anderson and Nigel Alexander from Fincorp as regional...

New funding line for bridging lender

Bridging lender Century Capital has secured a new funding line from an undisclosed London...

The DPS retain govt deposit contract

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has retained the government contract for a custodial tenancy...

Value of UK housing stock tops £5tn

The value of UK's private housing stock in August 2015 is estimated at £5.1 trillion,...

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Profile: Andrew Lloyd, CEO of Fignum

Andrew Lloyd is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fignum. He was appointed to the role in October 2024 to lead the business, which...

Rising job insecurity highlights protection conversations for mortgage advisers

Concerns around job security across the UK are growing as signs of a weakening labour market continue to become more apparent. Job vacancies have...

Can I ask you something? Who does your tampons?

Before you judge the title, let me add some context. If you know your British comedy you will recognise this line. It was delivered...

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Strength in different thinking

In an industry built on detail, judgement, resilience and relationships we often focus on performance, productivity and professionalism. But during Neurodiversity Celebration Week it’s worth...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business

If you’ve been in financial services long enough, you know that one great introducer can transform your business. Introducers, whether they are estate agents, accountants,...

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The Cambridge marks 175 years with £175k community donation

The Cambridge Building Society has set out the scale of its community investment during...

Smart Data homebuying reforms could add £2.06bn a year to GDP

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has said a new government report strengthens the...

Mortgage arm helps drive LSL to higher profits and record margin

LSL Property Services said growth in its mortgage business helped lift underlying operating profit...

INDUSTRY REACTION: MPC holds Bank Rate at 3.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep the Bank...

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