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PPI claim firm sees text ad banned

An Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication has gone against Debt Specialists Ltd. A text message,...

Call for Stamp Duty reform

A major estate agency firm has urged George Osborne to address Stamp Duty in...

Paragon offers refurb deal for landlords

Paragon Mortgages has unveiled a new limited refurbishment product for buy-to-let landlords. The new deal...

FLA: 42% rise in second charge new business

October saw a 5% increase in consumer finance new business compared with the same...

OFT seeks study into residential property management

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is proposing to launch a market study into...

Committee wants Money Advice Service review

The Treasury Committee has called on the government to commission an independent review into...

Lloyds Banking Group announces new chairman

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that Lord Blackwell will succeed Sir Winfried Bischoff as...

Santander establishes new mortgages division

Santander has announced the appointment of Miguel Sard as managing director of its newly...

Complete FS praises Kent Reliance’s BTL stance

Complete FS believes the offerings of buy-to-let lenders such as Kent Reliance, which has...

Precise moves into seconds

Precise Mortgages has entered the secured loans market today with its intermediary-only range. Rates start...

KRS appoints finance chief

Key Retirement Solutions has appointed Simon Thompson as group finance director. His appointment follows the...

The Skipton unveils new deals

The Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages.  Key deals are as...

Increase in FLS participants’ net lending

The Bank of England has reported that in the third quarter of 2013, 21...

Borro unveils Rolex incentive for Xmas

Borro has announced its Christmas incentive for professional advisers, offering the chance to...

COMMENT

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...

AI, mortgages and the human need we can’t ignore

There is lots of talk about technology with cloud-native and artificial intelligence just some of the buzzwords of today’s dinner parties and conferences. There is...

Latest news

Market Harborough gains B Corp certification in boost to specialist lending credentials

Market Harborough Building Society has secured B Corp certification, marking a significant endorsement of...

FCA register saw 3,331 new firms in H2 as overall numbers edge lower

More than 9,000 individuals joined the FCA Register in the second half of 2025,...

Stamp Duty receipts climb to £899m in subdued January market

Homebuyers handed over £899m in Stamp Duty Land Tax in January, despite the traditionally...

The Right Loan records best year as introducer payments rise 22%

Advisory firm The Right Loan, part of The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, said...

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