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NatWest IS improves buy-to-let criteria

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will tomorrow introduce changes to its buy-to-let criteria tomorrow. It believes the...

New lending manager for Roma Finance

Bridging and development finance lender Roma Finance has made another new lending manager appointment. Lorraine Hart (pictured)...

Shawbrook cuts large loan pricing

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has reduced pricing across its Large Loan product offering by...

Pensioners going without despite property wealth

32% of retirees now live on less than the minimum wage, yet 68% have...

FCA fines and bans individual

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Ralph Whittington £42,111 and banned him from...

Halifax: 3% quarterly rise in house prices

House prices in the three months to August were 3.0% higher than in the...

New partner for Omni Capital

Omni Capital has secured the services of a London studio to provide creative design...

Fluent Money hires head of partnerships

Second charge provider Fluent Money has appointed James Dunbabin as its head of partnerships. Dunbabin...

Fastest rise in house prices for past 12 months

House prices in England & Wales rose by 0.7% in August, according to the...

Third consecutive month of growth in approvals

There was an 18-month high in the number of mortgage approvals for house purchase,...

Barclays sells UK secured lending business

Barclays Bank has sold the UK Secured Lending (UKSL) portfolio, to a group led...

Cupis moves to Openwork

Openwork has announced the appointment of John Cupis as mortgage director. He joins Openwork from...

ABI seeks to reassure over personal data

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published a new consumer guide on ‘How...

Cupis to leave Sesame Bankhall Group

John Cupis, managing director for mortgages at Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), is to leave...

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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,...

Ignorance, not cost, still the biggest barrier to protection sales

During 2024 CIExpert commissioned Opinium to speak to 5,000 consumers – a mix of genders and ages – regarding critical illness (CI) insurance. The aim...

The protection gap that runs all the way up the ladder

The property ladder is usually talked about in terms of deposits, equity, and affordability but recent research reveals a less visible truth; moving up...

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Plannr launches mobile app to extend client portal access

Plannr Technologies has unveiled Wealth Portal by Plannr, a new mobile app designed to...

West Brom targets first-time buyer uncertainty with spring mortgage campaign

West Brom Building Society has launched a regional spring campaign after new research suggested...

Student-led markets dominate Paragon’s buy-to-let hotspot rankings for 2025

Postcodes with strong student populations and robust rental demand accounted for the most active...

Selina Finance adds no-ERC five-year fix at higher LTVs

Selina Finance has introduced a five-year fixed-rate product with no early repayment charges on...

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