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Barclays shakes up mortgage offering

On 5 February Barclays will introduce its lowest ever mortgage rates across its two, three and...

Pink makes income protection pledge

Every adviser in Pink's network is to now discuss income protection with their clients from...

The Bucks teams up with Vantage

Vantage Finance has added Buckinghamshire Building Society to its newly launched specialist mortgage packaging...

Equity release customers funding home improvements

Key Retirement's 2014 Equity Release Market Monitor shows 63% of customers – compared with 58%...

Merging finances key signifier of coupledom

New research carried out for mortgage and loans provider Ocean Finance has found that...

Estate agent ad banned over misleading branch claims

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a regional press ad and claims on...

Two-star service accolade for Tenet

Tenet has been awarded a two star accreditation for ‘outstanding’ service by Investor in...

The Leeds unveils 1.74% two-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new two year fixed rate mortgage at...

Keystone ups Solutions proc fees to 1%

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has increased the procuration fees on its Solutions Range...

Mayfair Bridging hires new BDM

Mayfair Bridging has recruited Sunny Panwar into the role of business development manager. Panwar...

New trackers from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is launching new tracker mortgage deals for borrowers with a...

Shawbrook kept up service levels despite Xmas break

Shawbrook Bank has said it kept its service levels agreements high in December, despite holidays...

SME lender unveils broker platform

Iwoca has launched its new broker platform, which allows brokers same day access to...

New stepped discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new four-year stepped discount mortgage. Rates are as follows: 80%...

COMMENT

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...

Building momentum is back, but flexible funding will be key to delivery

There are growing signs that development activity across England is beginning to gather momentum again. After a prolonged period of caution driven by higher...

ANALYSIS: Swaps surge and the market braces for impact

It’s been an interesting week so far. Sadly, we’ve had to cancel our BDM meetings, because if we’re being honest, everyone in the market...

The growth is there. Now we must close the gap

The latest UK Finance Later Life Lending Update for Q4 2025 should give every specialist adviser renewed confidence in the scale and resilience of...

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New platform aims to ease advisers’ compliance burden during client meetings

A new meeting platform designed for mortgage advisers has launched in the UK, aiming...

PEXA hires Julian Wells as UK head of communications

Digital property exchange platform PEXA has appointed Julian Wells as its new UK head...

Market may be overreacting to conflict-driven rate fears

Financial markets could be overreacting in the early days of the conflict as they...

St. James’s Place passes 1,000 female adviser milestone ahead of International Women’s Day

St. James’s Place has revealed that more than 1,000 women are now working as...

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