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Pepper expands distributor base

Pepper Homeloans has added Legal & General Mortgage Club to its panel of distributors. Legal & General...

FCA to consult on payday loan comparison website standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its response to the Competition and Market...

Buy-to-let lender charges proportionately down

The latest Buy-to-let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has reported that number of...

Land Registry: 1% monthly house price rise

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 5.3% for September. This...

Masthaven Secured Loans makes changes to range

Masthaven Secured Loans (MSL) has revamped its range of secured loans, first charge residential...

Bibby opens South London business centre

Bibby Financial Services has announced the opening of its South London Business Centre in...

Barclays appoints group chief executive

Jes Staley has been appointed as group chief executive officer of Barclays. He will...

Property firm rapped by ad watchdog

Two complaints made against Homewise property ads have been upheld by the Advertising Standards...

Popularity of fixed rates approaching record levels

96% of homebuyers opted for fixed rate mortgages during September for a second successive...

Savills joins the ASTL

Savills has joined the Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) as an associate member....

Alpha Bridging appoints BDM

Alpha Bridging has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Andy Stein as...

SunLife improves heart attack definition

SunLife has made changes to its critical illness definitions. It says the move will make...

Dragonfly updates its development finance products

Dragonfly Property Finance had made two changes to its development product range. The interest...

United Trust Bank hires head of credit

United Trust Bank has appointed Rob Sherr as its chief credit officer. Sheer (pictured)...

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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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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...

MPC holds Bank Rate at 3.75%

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

Afin Bank joins The Right Mortgage & Protection Network panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added specialist lender Afin Bank to its...

Spike in conveyancing instructions driven by pre-product withdrawal scramble

Conveybuddy has reported a sharp rise in conveyancing instructions as brokers moved quickly to...

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