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Punter Southall Group buys Blacktower

Punter Southall Group (PSG) has acquired the employee benefit and private client financial...

E.surv: purchase mortgage market is self-correcting

House purchase approval figures improved last month after three consecutive months of slowdown as...

Debt forcing couples to delay off starting a family

New research conducted on behalf of Debt Advisory Centre (DAC) found 14% of respondents...

Seven rates cut by the Hinckley & Rugby

The Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut rates on seven of its mortgages. The...

Mortgage Trust revamps product range

Mortgage Trust has changed rates across its fixed and tracker rate mortgages. The range includes...

New head of sales for Select & Protect parent

Affinity and financial intermediary insurance provider, Hood Group, has appointed Alison Haines to the...

APFA launches discount programme

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has introduced a programme that it believes...

Panacea Adviser reveals latest provider partner

Panacea Adviser has announced Legg Mason Global Asset Management as its latest provider partner...

Record banking fines for FX misconduct

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed fines totalling £1,114,918,000 on five banks for...

Hoyl Underwriting Management sees PI enquiry growth

Hoyl Underwriting Management (HUM), which offers intermediary PI insurance, has witnessed a large number...

Borro partners with ex-footballer charity

Asset lender Borro and XPRO, a charity for former professional footballers in the UK,...

Rentify falls foul of ad regulator

A lettings comparison site has been told that its advertising is in breach of...

Fleet Mortgages launches website

Fleet Mortgages has launched its new website at www.fleetmortgages.co.uk. The new website contains information...

Rural homes more expensive to buy than urban homes

Latest research from Halifax shows that properties in the countryside properties are continuing to...

COMMENT

Housing supply pressures underline the value of a balanced market

The latest figures from the Home Builders Federation make somewhat uncomfortable reading, particularly if you’re a Government which has placed a significant ‘bet’ on...

Spring Statement must tackle planning, regeneration and skills

With many reports suggesting that next week’s Spring Statement will deliver little in the way of new policy and instead focus largely on updated...

Jonny Palmer: Taking on the world’s toughest foot race

On 3 April I’ll be attempting what is considered the toughest foot race on earth: Marathon Des Sables Legendary. When I type that into a...

Why straightforward buy-to-let cases are becoming increasingly rare

The idea of a truly straightforward buy-to-let case now feels increasingly distant. As portfolios grow in size and complexity and borrowing needs evolve alongside...

Technology: from transformation to stewardship

For most of the modern history of UK mortgage lending, stability has not simply been a preference – it has been a necessity. Boards have...

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Access FS hires Reena Vadhia as group financial controller

Access Financial Services has appointed Reena Vadhia as its new group financial controller, with...

Hope Capital renews Brickflow tie-up as digital distribution gains ground

Hope Capital Property Finance has extended its partnership with broker platform Brickflow as part...

Santander’s higher LTV cuts see 98% first-time buyer deal below 5%

Santander UK will lower the rate on its recently launched My First Mortgage to...

Broker confidence holds firm as market sentiment dips

Mortgage advisers ended 2025 increasingly confident in their own businesses even as sentiment towards...

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