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Bournemouth next destination for Bridgewater

Bridgewater Equity Release is to hold its next free half-day Masterclass event in Bournemouth...

Paradigm heads to National Motorcycle Museum

Paradigm Mortgage Services will be taking its first post-Mortgage Market Review (MMR) roundtable event...

Deposit-raising still main barrier to home-buying

UK households still believe the main barrier to home ownership in the UK is...

3mc in Aldermore proc fee special offer

3mc is offering brokers an enhanced procuration fee of 0.75% on all Aldermore buy-to-let...

Online mortgage applications “set to double”

16% of homeowners applied for their current mortgage online and this is set to...

New deals from Coventry Intermediaries

Coventry Intermediaries has launched new low rates on fixed rate and Flexx for Term...

Important hire for Bibby

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed former Lloyds Commercial Finance Client and Collateral Management...

NatWest and RBS pass lending milestone

NatWest and RBS have passed the £100 billion mortgage lending mark to UK customers. The...

Debt issues affect the self-employed

Debt makes up a third of the problems that self-employed people need help with...

Kent Reliance updates buy-to-let offering

Kent Reliance, part of OneSavings Bank plc, has unveiled its new large loan buy-to-let...

Charlbury Group updates field agent system

The Charlbury Group has unveiled its new Field Agent System that allows lenders to...

Homeowners expect rates to rise this year

New research from Equifax shows that homeowners are already anticipating an increase in mortgage...

Vizolution behind Santander innovation award

Santander has won the Innovation Award 2014 for Digital Customer Solutions. The award was for...

Profits double at RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a pre-tax profit of £1.b billion for the...

COMMENT

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release or a maturing interest-only case. It is now a consistent and...

What does the year hold for specialist first charge residential mortgages?

A few months into 2026, it is already clear that many borrowers continue to fall outside the criteria set by high street and mainstream...

A turning point for British Islamic home finance

A quick question for brokers: what would you do if 80% of a fast-growing community told you the market was not serving them properly? That...

Mutual sector ambition needs tech-driven scale

The Government’s commitment to doubling the size of the mutual sector has been welcomed across financial services. Building societies continue to play a critical...

Conveyancing fees will rise and you can blame the Government

Tax is complicated and making sure you pay the right amount can be challenging - just ask MP Angela Raynor or indeed former Chancellor...

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Afin Bank appoints Anum Mahmood to national key account role

Afin Bank has appointed Anum Mahmood as national key account manager, as the specialist...

Mortgage approvals set to edge higher as market recovery gathers pace

Momentum in the mortgage market is expected to continue into the first half of...

West One links with shared ownership specialist to tighten legal process

West One has agreed a partnership with Shared Direction Conveyancing as it looks to...

Finova Broker CRM signs up Watts Commercial Finance

Watts Commercial Finance has selected Finova Broker CRM as part of a wider drive...

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