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Debt fears causing mental health issues

34% of UK adults worry about their debts either ‘often’ or ‘all of the...

Oxford is UK’s least affordable city

Rising property prices in the last 12 months mean that cities in southern England...

New CML Scotland chair appointed

Linda Docherty, senior relationship partner for Clydesdale Bank, has been appointed new chair of...

Exeter Family Friendly back on the road

Mutual healthcare and protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has announced the continuation of its...

Vizolution up for industry award

Screen sharing IT company Vizolution is in the running for a award celebrating...

New funding division for Omni Capital

Omni Capital has launched an international structured finance division offering residential and commercial loans...

Adviser confidence grows year-on-year

86% of financial advisers are more confident of the prospects for their firm...

S&P increases LV=’s rating

Standard and Poor’s has increased Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Ltd (LVFS)’s rating from BBB+...

Ageas maintains BIBA relationship

Ageas is to continue to be a Principal Sponsor of BIBA’s national conference and...

RICS calls for end to Stamp Duty brackets

George Osborne should reform Stamp Duty thresholds in the upcoming Budget, RICS has said. It...

£100m funding line for second charge lender

Spring Finance has secured a £100 million bank funding line. The Hertfordshire-based second charge firm...

Shawbrook unveils new larger loans

Shawbrook’s commercial mortgages division is launching a dedicated range of larger loans products. The new...

BoE votes for no change

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold interest rates...

Positive start to year for asset finance

New business in the asset finance sector grew by 9% to almost £1.7 billion...

COMMENT

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...

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...

The conveyancing power of sales-ready packs

Conveyancing is stressful – and I'm not just talking about the poor customer experience. From a turnaround time of around eight weeks back in...

Cloud is not about where you host technology, it’s about how

When lenders talk about cloud, the discussion often begins – quite reasonably – with control. Where will the data sit? How will resilience be...

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Central Trust unveils regulated bridging range

Central Trust has launched a new regulated bridging product aimed at homeowners in England...

AdvisoryAI integrates with Curo to cut adviser admin

AdvisoryAI and Time4Advice have gone live with a new integration designed to remove the...

BDLA addresses Market Financial Solutions crisis

The Bridging and Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has sought to reassure the market following...

80% say younger generations are financially worse off than 20 years ago

Four in five UK adults believe younger generations are financially worse off than they...

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