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Molo extends LMS partnership with move to Panel Link

Molo has expanded its partnership with LMS by joining Panel Link, in a move...

Simplybiz launches academy to support adviser recruitment and training

Simplybiz has launched an academy designed to help advice firms attract, develop and retain...

Conveyancers back MPs’ push for reform of home buying process

The Conveyancing Association has welcomed recommendations from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select...

PM Data Services adds upgrades to BTL sourcing platform

PM Data Services has rolled out a series of upgrades to its Genie sourcing platform...

ASA upholds complaint over ‘leading body’ claim in CPD accreditation ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Professional Development Consortium...

Additional property purchases drive stamp duty receipts in more than half of councils

Landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of stamp duty receipts in...

Landlords urged to review rent guarantee cover after Renters’ Rights Act changes

Buy-to-let landlords should consider rent guarantee insurance after the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

Rural house prices outpace urban markets

Rural housing markets in England and Wales are recording stronger annual price growth than...

Connells Survey & Valuation and StrideUp launch platform with Cotality

Connells Survey & Valuation and StrideUp have become the first firms to launch Cotality’s new Integrated LenderHub platform...

Tandem appoints Walters as Brookes retires from second charge role

Tandem Bank has appointed Laura Walters as head of sales and distribution following the...

Market Harborough expands broker support team

Market Harborough Building Society has strengthened its broker-facing team with the appointment of two...

Fintel Services launches Omni Mortgage Club

Fintel Services has launched Omni Mortgage Club, a whole-of-market mortgage club intended to expand...

L&C Mortgages refreshes brand with focus on fee-free advice

L&C Mortgages has unveiled a new brand identity as it seeks to strengthen its...

Brightstar steps up hiring as group targets 20% annual growth

The Brightstar Group has made a series of hires across its businesses as it...

COMMENT

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

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Foundation raises maximum residential lending age to 80

Foundation Home Loans has increased its maximum residential lending age from 75 to 80...

First-time buyers wait six years to buy as lifestyle priorities reshape purchasing decisions

First-time buyers are spending an average of six years saving for a deposit as...

Tipton cuts buy-to-let rates and brings back high income multiple mortgages

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has reduced rates across parts of its buy-to-let range...

Leeds BS cuts residential mortgage rates by up to 0.32%

Leeds Building Society has reduced rates across its mainstream residential mortgage range by up...

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