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Shawbrook issues new legal guides

Shawbrook Bank’s commercial mortgages division has today published two new legal guides for its broker...

Regulators issue final conduct rules

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published the final...

HLP unveils new CRM system

HomeLoan Partnership (HLP) has begun to roll out its new cloud based Client Relationship...

Equity release referral cases 50% bigger than market average

Those intermediaries who refer customers to specialist equity release advisers are seeing their customers...

The FCA hires retail supervision chief

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Davidson as its new director...

Accord help to secure Guinness world record

Staff at Accord Mortgages have worked to brew up a new Guinness World Records title...

Meridian becomes AR of MAB’s NewHomes Network

Meridian Mortgages has joined Mortgage Advice Bureau’s NewHomes Network as an appointed representative and...

Virgin Money removes application fee for limited period

Virgin Money has made changes to its residential mortgage range. It has also removed the £99...

SortRefer expands BDM team

SortRefer, the online broker referral portal, has appointed Tina Panayi as its newest business...

IHT changes could cause rush to revalue homes

NFU Mutual has claimed that Gloucestershire, Dorset and Cheshire families may be leading the...

New holiday let deals from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has cut rates by up to 0.30 percentage points on...

Mortgage market bounced back in May

Both residential (£11.1bn) and buy-to-let lending (£3.4bn) in May were higher than in April,...

HMO investment outperforming traditional buy-to-let

Platinum Property Partners has revealed that its analysis comparing Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)...

Paragon refreshes mortgage range

Paragon Mortgages has launched a range of three year fixed rate products and refreshed...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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Income protection demand surges as UK protection market ‘rebalances’

Demand for income protection continued to accelerate during 2025 as advisers and consumers increasingly...

Long-term vacant homes in England rise 14.5%

The number of long-term vacant homes in England has risen by 14.5%, despite continued...

Tenant support for Renters’ Rights Act grows

Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since...

Mortgage and protection professionals urged to complete industry ED&I survey before deadline

Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete...

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