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Fleet Mortgages’ SMT revealed

Fleet Mortgages has announced the make-up of its senior management team. The new buy-to-let...

Birketts makes property practice appointment

Steven Kay has joined Birketts’ commercial property team in Chelmsford as a legal...

FCA chair to address APFA dinner

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has announced that John Griffith-Jones (pictured), chairman...

The Hinckley & Rugby cuts four fixed rates

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has cut the interest rates on four fixed rate...

Continued rise in pensioner property wealth

The property wealth of retired homeowners has grown by over £20.3 billion in the...

Entrepreneurs targeted by NatWest and RBS

NatWest and RBS are aiming to support thousands of entrepreneurs and high growth businesses...

Aviva publishes third behavioural science book

Aviva will launch its third New Thinking business book, aimed at helping advisers...

FTB completions continue to rise

The number of first-time buyer house completions in the UK rose 7% year-on-year in...

Hampton to swap RBS for GlaxoSmithKline

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc's chairman Sir Philip Hampton is to leave...

New recruit for Aldermore

Tim Pulleyn has joined Aldermore's asset finance team as head of flow credit. Pulleyn...

Fitch boost for the Skipton

Fitch is upgrading Skipton Building Society's long and short term credit rating. The mutual...

FCA outlines second charge regulatory regime

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans to bring second charge mortgages under FCA...

London “unhealthily overheated”

A new survey, carried out by United Trust Bank, found that 48% of...

HTB1 customers paying a quarter less

Recent data from Mortgage Advice Bureau shows that the typical Help to Buy equity...

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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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