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Compliance First appoints managing director

Glasgow-based compliance and business support company Compliance First, which is part of the SimplyBiz...

Exeter Family Friendly paid 94% of IP claims

Mutual income protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has revealed that 94% of all claims...

Coventry Intermediaries cuts residential rates

Coventry Intermediaries has cut rates across its residential range, with two-year fixed products starting...

Santander cuts high LTV rates

Santander has reduced rates on its 95% LTV two-year fixed Help to Buy mortgage...

The Leeds donates £1,250 to Marie Curie

Leeds Building Society’s branches have raised £1,250 for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, by...

Virgin Money cuts residential mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made a number of changes to its residential mortgage range, which include...

Aldermore hires home counties relationship manager

Sarah McCawley has joined the residential mortgages team at Aldermore as a field-based relationship...

Axis Bank adds TBMC to its launch panel

TBMC has added Axis Bank to its buy-to-let panel. Axis Bank is entering the...

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch cashback offer

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched another £1,000 cashback mortgage offer for homebuyers, as well...

Intermediaries split over MMR effects

Mortgage intermediaries are divided on the impact of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) on...

NACFB and Hitachi unveil apprenticeship programme

The NACFB has announced its first ever apprenticeship scheme in partnership with Hitachi Capital...

Investec Private Bank starts mortgage marketing drive

Investec has begun a new broker marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of its...

The Skipton introduces online retirement community

Skipton Building Society is launching an online community, retiresavvy.co.uk, with the aim of encouraging and...

FHL unveils first time landlord product

Foundation Home Loans (FHL) has launched an intermediary product with fixed and discounted rate...

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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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