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Wilkins Kennedy LLP joins the ASTL

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has recruited another new associate member, Wilkins...

Wesleyan passes major lending milestone

Wesleyan Bank has passed through the £500 million commercial lending barrier to lawyers just...

New chairman for the CML

Moray McDonald will be the new chairman of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)...

SimplyBiz holds second Protection Awareness Week

The SimplyBiz Group is running a second Protection Awareness Week for 2014 in...

Colin Bell to run lending at OneSavings Bank

OneSavings Bank has appointed Colin Bell as its product and new business director. He now...

Y3S Group takes 50% stake in secured loans packager

Y3S Group has acquired 50% of Chaseblue Loans Ltd. Both businesses package secured loans for...

Platform offers its lowest ever two-year fix

Platform has launched its lowest ever residential two-year fixed rate mortgage at 1.64%. It...

BoE looks at outcome of two percentage point base rate rise

In its latest Quarterly Bulletin, the Bank of England has estimated that only...

‘Frustrated middle movers” on the rise

Santander Mortgages has claimed that over four million young homeowners have little hope of...

Simon Stern exits Prestige Finance

Simon Stern, business development director at Prestige Finance, is leaving the business. Stern had been...

Research shines a light on deliberate non-payers

A YouGov survey of 2,010 people for Equifax found that 16% of Britons have...

Tenet unveils consumer credit compliance service

Tenet says it believes most financial advisers need consumer credit authorisation, but that...

MiLoanbroker hits 6,000 user mark

MiLoanbroker.com, the free secured loans sourcing system from Y3S Loans, has registered over 6,000...

3mc celebrates record year for growth

Mortgage distributor 3mc has processed enquiries totalling £1.6 billion and completed nearly £270 million...

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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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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...

CHL Mortgages appoints London and South East BDM

CHL Mortgages has appointed Jenna Macey as business development manager for London and the...

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