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The Leeds unveils professional contractor range

The Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages for professional contractors. The...

Smart Money grows sales support

Smart Money has expanded its internal sales team with the recruitment of Katy Leman...

Brilliant Solutions expands lending panel

The Melton Mowbray Building Society and its subsidiary MBS Lending have been appointed to...

Largest monthly rise in secured lending for five years

Gross second charge lending for September 2014 reached £58,270,247, the biggest monthly lending figures...

Secured provider returns to market

Paragon Personal Finance has launched its new secured loan range as it returns to...

Nationwide offers new 10-year range

The Nationwide Building Society is to offer 10 year fixed rate mortgages from Wednesday...

New ‘executive mortgage’ from the Teachers

The Teachers Building Society is offering a new Teacher Executive Mortgage with a two-year...

FCA unveils its Innovation Hub to promote FS competition

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Innovation Hub is now open and offering support to innovators. It...

Land Registry: house prices fell in September

The Land Registry has reported an annual price increase of 7.2% in September, which...

BTL lenders “offering landlords what they need”

Buy-to-let borrowers are benefiting from increased competition, which is driving down fees and charges,...

Cahoot cuts loan APRs

Cahoot Personal Loans has cut selected personal loan APRs for both new and existing...

Sesame expands bridging panel

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has announced that appointed representatives (ARs) of Sesame network...

Five-year rate cuts from Metro Bank

Metro Bank has cut rates on its residential five-year fixed rate mortgages by up...

Lloyds Banking Group to cut 9,000 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed a reduction of 9,000 full time roles by the...

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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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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...

AI skills gap poses major challenge for financial services sector

The financial services sector will need to recruit and retrain around 450,000 highly skilled...

Santander cuts rates across higher LTV fixed and tracker mortgages

Santander has reduced rates across a range of first-time buyer, home mover and remortgage...

West One raises core income multiples to 5.5 times

West One has increased loan-to-income limits across its core residential mortgage range and improved...

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