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Profits up at Personal Touch

Personal Touch Financial Services has reported a rise in pre-tax profits for the year...

eMoov ad banned by the ASA

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against emoov.co.uk. The website www.emoov.co.uk...

Paratus AMC gets servicer rating upgraded

Paratus AMC, which is the business behind new buy-to-let lender Foundation Home Loans, has...

TSB Intermediary unveils three-year BTL fixes

TSB Intermediary has expanding its buy-to-let offering to include three year fixed rate mortgages. It says...

New Loyalty Let to Buy scheme from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is launching a new loyalty initiative for customers converting their...

Axis Bank completes first two buy-to-let deals

The first two buy-to-let mortgages completed by Axis Bank were both brought to the new...

Life cover shortfall for paying off average mortgage balance

New research by SunLife suggests the 'protection gap' is caused by under-insurance as much...

Friends Life adds fracture cover to portal

Friends Life Individual Protection has launched its Fracture Cover addition for its life, critical...

New IP policy suite from LifeQuote

LifeQuote has launched a suite of short term income protection (IP) policies to support...

PFS worried by rising regulatory costs

Personal Finance Society chief executive, Keith Richards, has once again called for a review...

Kensington: lenders should focus on complex income issues

A new study conducted for Kensington shows that one in eight employees are expecting...

Royal London reveals income protection figures

Royal London has reported that there were 73 new claims paid in 2014, and...

FCA reveals GI delegated authority findings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the results of its thematic review of...

New research into ‘last time buyer’ market

Legal & General and economics consultancy Cebr have quantified the size and shape of the...

COMMENT

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...

Latest news

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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