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LBG awards grants to 17 credit unions

Lloyds Banking Group is awarding £1m in grants to 17 credit unions in 2014...

The Nottingham to hike proc fees

The Nottingham Building Society is to raise its procuration fees to 0.40% in January. The...

Govt recommendations to strengthen enforcement decisions

The government has published a series of recommendations to help the Financial Conduct Authority...

NatWest IS to cut rates

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is introducing a number of rate reductions to its intermediary range of...

Debt management firm to pay redress to 4,500 customers

Debt management firm Harrington Brooks will voluntarily pay over £185,000 in redress to over...

Transactions fall to same level as last November

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £16.9 billion...

Vantage unveils specialist packaging division

Vantage Finance has introduced a new packaging division which will offer intermediaries specialist...

Brokers praise Mortgage Vision events

96% of attendees of the 2014 series of Mortgage Vision events rated them...

SortRefer reveals prize draw winner

  SortRefer, the online conveyancing portal, which launched a competition to encourage brokers to post...

Smart Money moves to larger Glasgow office

Smart Money has announced an office move for its Scottish office to larger premises...

ABI updates critical illness best practice statement

The ABI has published an updated Statement of Best Practice to help people who...

The Skipton cuts three and five-year fixed rates

The Skipton Building Society has reduced interest rates on all of its current residential...

Ageas and Virgin Money agree insurance deal

Ageas UK and Virgin Money have teamed up to create a range of home...

P2P will redistribute the profits of buy-to-let

The mortgage industry is going to be 'revolutionised' by peer-to-peer finance, starting with secured...

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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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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,...

The Cambridge adds 80% LTV limited company holiday let deal

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at...

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