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Payday lenders forced to improve transparency

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to require payday lenders to be listed...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts rates by up to 20 bps

Coventry Intermediaries has reduced its mortgage rates by 0.20 percentage points. New deals include the...

New products, reduced rates and fees from Kent Reliance

Kent Reliance has overhauled its mortgage range. It has launched new five-year fixed rate products,...

Three-year high in housing market confidence

Latest research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks suggests confidence in the UK property market has...

The Lending Wizard expands second charge team

Freedom Finance’s loan sourcing portal, The Lending Wizard, has added two new members to its team. They...

Omni Capital unveils new intermediary sales hub

Omni Capital has introduced an intermediary-facing sales hub, Omni Capital Client Services, which replaces Omni Capital's...

New zero fee deals from Santander

Santander has introduced new Loyalty range rates with zero booking fees. New deals include: 1.99% two...

IFA Conveyancing and The Source join forces

Online conveyancing portal IFA Conveyancing and Source Insurance have teamed up to offer brokers...

Norton Folgate acquired by Amicus

Short-term lender Amicus Finance Plc, which recently rebranded from Capital Bridging Finance Ltd, has announced...

Foundation Home Loans launches into buy-to-let market

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has unveiled its buy-to-let proposition today. It will be distributed exclusively through the intermediary...

Record lending at the Yorkshire

The Yorkshire Building Society Group has published its results for 2014, its 150thanniversary year, as...

Record breaking deal for Hope Capital

Short-term lender Hope Capital has just completed its largest ever loan deal. The £3.3...

New member for the ASTL

Manchester-based bridging and development finance lender Roma Finance has joined the ASTL. Roma Finance provides...

Platform cuts fixed mortgage rates

Platform has reduced its range of fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.2 percentage...

COMMENT

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...

The UK’s conveyancing conundrum explained

Why is conveyancing so slow in the UK? The average property transaction now takes between 14 and 20 weeks… and that is not taking...

The silent majority: what most financial services customers never tell you

If you work in financial services, you probably have a good handle on formal complaints. You know how many you get, how quickly they’re...

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Chetwood Bank appoints Darren Hodgson as BDM for the South

Chetwood Bank has appointed Darren Hodgson as business development manager covering the South of...

Source Insurance integrates platform with HPS Insurance CRM

Source Insurance has partnered with HPS Insurance to integrate its home insurance quotation platform...

Advise Wise launches referral hub to broaden adviser support

Later life sourcing platform Advise Wise has launched a new Referral Hub designed to...

LHV Bank promotes two to senior roles

LHV Bank has promoted two members of its commercial lending team as it continues...

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