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Blacks Connect upgrades quote & instruction system

Blacks Connect has announced an upgrade of its broker quotation and instruction system with...

New member for the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has welcomed a new member in Apex...

ARLA reports sharp decrease in rental supply

Last month saw a fall in the number of rental properties available for tenants,...

FCA: debt firms still failing vulnerable customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a thematic review which which states that...

Openwork restructures core distribution business

Openwork is to divide its distribution business into three specialist business units – wealth,...

Network MD in weight loss challenge

Adam Stretton, joint managing director of The Right Mortgage and Protection Network, has taken...

Key offers Retirement Options service

Key Retirement has launched a free personalised online services outlining all the new retirement...

Sandringham appoints chairman

National advice firm Sandringham Financial Partners has appointed Barry Kayes as chairman. Kayes (picture), has...

The Leeds hires regulatory compliance head

The Leeds Building Society has appointed Katie Marriott as its head of regulatory compliance. During...

Mark Graves to leave Pink

Pink Network has announced that Mark Graves is to leave his position of director...

13% monthly fall in value of gross remortgaging

The value of monthly gross remortgage lending fell to £3.6bn in May, a 13%...

Paradigm offers Marsden BTL exclusives

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched two new Marsden Building Society buy-to-let products, available exclusively...

BBA: mortgage approvals “steadily improving”

The British Bankers Association (BBA) has stated that the number of house purchases in...

LendInvest secures European rating

LendInvest has received the first European rating from a regulated credit rating agency for...

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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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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...

Paragon cuts further advance rates and lowers minimum loan to £2,000

Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances,...

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