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Brilliant Solutions appoints intermediary sales head

Brilliant Solutions has announced the expansion of its broker support team with two appointments...

NAB details Clydesdale Bank demerger plan

The National Australia Bank (NAB) is to pursue a demerger and IPO of its UK...

NatWest IS shakes up buy-to-let offering

NatWest Intermediary Solutions will be introducing a number of new 70% buy-to-let mortgages for...

L&G reveals stroke-related critical illness data

Legal & General paid out just over £9.75m in stroke related critical illness cover...

New three-year discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a 1.95% three-year discount mortgage with no arrangement fee. It...

Pair appointed to Shawbrook’s commercial sales team

Shawbrook Bank has appointed Ade Akande as sales operations manager and Paul Cater as...

April activity up despite general election uncertainty

Housing market activity in April was stronger across the board than at the same...

Kevin Thomson joins CMC

Connect Mortgage Club (CMC) has appointed Kevin Thomson as its sales director. He will oversee...

Twenty7Tec hires product manager

Twenty7Tec has announced the appointment of Derek Kilner as the new product manager for...

Alpha Bridging expands sales team

Alpha Bridging has appointed Jeff Bungar to develop new business through the intermediary sector...

Royal London paid out 94% in critical illness claims

Royal London's UK Intermediary protection business has paid out £132 million to critical illness...

FSE Manchester reveals Academy seminar details

Financial Services Expo (FSE) Manchester has announced the line-up for the Shawbrook Bank Academy...

Leeds team raises cash for homeless charity

Footballers from Leeds Building Society raised more than £500 for vulnerable and homeless people...

Changes made to CML Lenders’ Handbook for Scotland

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced new amendments to the CML Lenders'...

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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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