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Airdrie Savings Bank teams up with L&G Mortgage Club

Airdrie Savings Bank has launched with Legal & General Mortgage Club. Airdrie Savings Bank claims...

SME insurance broker fined by regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Moorhouse Group £159,300 for failures in relation...

CML: lending picture is stabilising

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £16.5...

Aldermore moves into Help to Buy: equity loan space

Aldermore has launched a Help to Buy: equity loan scheme through a group of...

Smart Money backs FCA’s volte face

Smart Money has welcomed the FCA’s move to no longer require second charge lenders...

Openwork unveils structured Chartered Status study programme

Openwork is to offer its advisers a structured programme to take them to Chartered...

Rents risen 3.6% above CPI inflation since last election

Rents across England and Wales are now 15.2% higher than at the time of...

New Barclays deals include 1.85% two-year fix

Barclays has introduced a new fee free 1.85% two-year fixed at 60% LTV and...

Two MPC members mulled over base rate rise

All Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members agreed that it was appropriate to leave the...

Strong rise in intermediary mortgage market confidence

Mortgage intermediaries’ confidence about the prospects for the mortgage market has risen significantly, according...

Goldsmith Williams joins FHL’s legal panel

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has appointed Goldsmith Williams to its legal panel.   Eddie Goldsmith,...

Metro Bank lending up 91% year-on-year

Metro Bank has published its quarter one financial statement to 31 March 2015. Total deposits grew to...

FS firms need to meet digital demands of customers

Consumer expectations of financial services have changed substantially following the 'digital revolution', according to...

Hamptons rapped over non-optional fees

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told Hamptons Estates that its website was misleading...
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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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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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