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Cost of BTL mortgages for companies could fall

The latest Buy-to-Let Mortgage Costs Index from Mortgages for Business has revealed that, as...

CML welcomes new members and associates

Two new members and two new associates have joined the Council of Mortgage Lenders...

New product manager for Twenty7Tec Group

Twenty7Tec has appointed John Penn as the new product manager for its MortgageApply platform. Penn...

New five-year fixes from Coventry for Intermediaries

Coventry for Intermediaries has launched new five-year fixed residential mortgages, with rates starting from...

TFC opens London office

TFC Homeloans has opened a central London office and appointed Gary Barton as its...

Lloyds sets aside a further £1.4bn for PPI redress

Lloyds Banking Group has reported statutory profits for the first half of 2015 of...

NACFB platform plans reach next step

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has revealed that it has received...

Recovery in construction workloads

The RICS UK Construction Market Survey for the second quarter of 2015 has reported...

FCA appoints investment supervision chief

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Megan Butler will be joining the...

L&G in talks over French business sale

Legal & General Group has entered into exclusive negotiations after receiving a binding offer...

Exit fee consultation begins

The government has launched a consultation into pension transfers and early exit charges. "The pension...

L&C becomes HSBC’s second broker partner

HSBC is making its mortgages available through London & Country, in the bank's second...

HSBC cuts mortgage rates

HSBC has made a series of mortgage rate reductions. The new mortgage rates include 26 mortgages...

RBS expects further action from regulators

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted that it continues to be party to...

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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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LiveMore opens lending to borrowers from age 40

LiveMore has lowered its minimum borrower age from 50 to 40 as it looks...

Vida Bank doubles new lending in first full year after banking transition

Vida Bank more than doubled new mortgage lending to £1 billion in its first...

The Cambridge revives 98% LTV mortgage for first-time buyers

The Cambridge Building Society has relaunched its First Step mortgage, offering first-time buyers across...

Darlington to examine regulation, AI and broker relevance in CPD webinar

Darlington Building Society is to host a CPD-accredited webinar later this month looking at...

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