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RBS Intermediary Partners to relaunch next week

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group will re-launch RBS IP on Monday (2...

SME bosses not thinking of protection

Under half of British small business owners regularly review their income protection whilst 17%...

Debt Advisory Centre outlines rise in payday loan popularity

37% of Debt Advisory Centre’s (DAC) new clients in 2013 owe money to payday...

CML reports strong owner occupied house purchase activity in London

In the third quarter of 2013, the 13,100 loans advanced to first-time buyers in...

New equity release provider unveiled

A new equity release provider is to enter the market in January 2014. Pure Retirement...

Voluntary standards to restore trust in financial services?

A new report has concluded that the financial services industry is failing to adopt...

Mortgage27 teams up with Greenlight

Mortgage27 is to partner with digital marketing agency Greenlight to provide a detailed monthly...

Crossrail to provide 13% uplift in house prices

Crossrail will cause average house prices to rise £60,000 by 2018, CBRE has estimated....

New credit union: fightback against payday lenders has begun

Mohsin Mehdi, CEO of My Community Bank, has welcomed the decision to impose a...

Government u-turn as it proposes payday loan cap

The coalition government has announced a cap on the cost of a payday loan. The...

BBA: 32% year-on-year rise in gross mortgage borrowing

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has reported gross mortgage borrowing of £9.9bn in October,...

New sales managers at NatWest

NatWest Intermediary Solutions has appointed two new area sales managers (ASMs). Helen Rudd and...

Welsh Help to Buy to kick off in New Year

The Welsh Government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme will begin from Thursday 2...

P2P lender targets £20m in lending

Rebuildingsociety.com has passed the £1 million borrowing mark following a recent rise in interest...

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...

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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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