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£105m FCA fine for Lloyds Banking Group

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland...

Dragonfly breaks £1bn barrier

Dragonfly Property Finance says it has now lent over £1bn of lending since its...

TMW partners with Rentguard Insurance

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has joined forces with Rentguard Insurance to offer all new...

New 1.99% deal from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new two year Base Rate tracker mortgage with...

Petition shows support for ‘fair liability’

Tenet’s e-petition calling for ‘fair liability for financial advice’ attracted just short of 7,000...

Major growth in Olympic house prices

Homeowners in the 14 postal districts in East London closest to the Olympic Park...

Split between buyer and seller confidence

The latest quarterly Halifax Housing Market Confidence tracker suggests confidence in the housing market...

Remortgaging down 12% from last year

Latest figures from LMS reveal that the average remortgage loan has risen to £163,161...

Strongest six months for FTBs in six years

The first half of 2014 saw 30,000 more first-time buyers get on the housing...

House price growth slowdown continues

House prices increased by 0.1% in July, according to Hometrack's July National Housing Survey....

Alan Lakey leaves APFA Council

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has announced that Alan Lakey has stepped...

Bridgebank Capital overhauls website

Bridgebank Capital has launched a fully re-designed website with increased functionality. Following a review of...

Panacea Adviser partners with Mortgage Brain

Panacea Adviser, the online community and resource for financial advisers, has announced Mortgage Brain...

Gross lending up 50% year-on-year at the Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has increased core operating profit by 30% and new lending by...

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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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