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Revolution Touchpoint growth for Stonebridge

Stonebridge Group has reported an increase in financial promotion activity from users of its...

Estate agent sees press ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against a Poole-based estate agency firm. A regional...

CMC adds Pepper Homeloans to lending panel

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has added Pepper Homeloans to its panel of mortgage lenders. Pepper...

Paratus AMC partners with Phoebus

Paratus AMC has completed a successful migration of over 209,000 loan accounts from HML...

RBS disposes of more Irish loans

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) is to dispose of a further...

New COO for Welcome Financial Services

Cattles has made changes to key management roles. The lender has announced that Paul...

More 2 Life ups LTVs

More 2 Life is increasing the LTVs on its Tailored Choice Plan by up...

Letting agents expect rents to rise following Tory win

32% of Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) members reported that rents increased in...

Strong building society lending performance in Q1

Latest data from the BSA has revealed that building societies lent £12.7 billion of...

TSB expands following intermediary demand

TSB Bank has over the past month hired an extra 55 new Partners to...

31% rise in seaside house prices over last decade

House prices have risen, on average, by a third across British seaside towns over...

Older homeowners fear cost of maintenance

New research from Age UK Enterprises had indicated that for 21% of homeowners aged...

Retirement Advantage unveiled

Retirement solutions provider MGM Advantage and Stonehaven, the equity release provider, have combined to...

PFS calls for level playing field

The chief executive of the Personal Finance Society, Keith Richards, has re-iterated the society’s call...

COMMENT

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...

Why landlords will continue to play a central role in meeting housing demand

This month’s Spring Statement may not have delivered dramatic housing announcements, but the data released alongside it paints a clear picture about the continued...

Debt awareness is as important for advisers as for clients

Debt Awareness Week, beginning on 16th March, provides a timely opportunity for reflection. The early months of the year have long been associated with...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they take a second rate cut off the table this year. The...

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Mortgage searches edge higher year-on-year in February

Mortgage search activity eased back from January’s early-year spike in February, but remained ahead...

Precise waives valuation fees on residential loans up to £400k

Precise has introduced free standard valuations on residential properties worth up to £400,000 as...

The Mansfield trims specialist mortgage rates

Mansfield Building Society has cut fixed rates across its Versatility and Credit Repair mortgage...

Countrywide Surveying Services academy adds to residential surveyor pipeline

Countrywide Surveying Services has reported fresh progress in its training academy after 11 trainees...

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