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Advisers optimistic about MMR

91% of mortgage advisers feel they are either prepared or very prepared for the...

The Skipton grows BDM team

Skipton Building Society is expanding its number of business development managers (BDMs). The...

£12.4m FCA fine for Santander UK

Santander UK Plc has been fined £12,377,800 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after...

SimplyBiz Mortgages unveils commercial panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a new commercial mortgages referral proposition in collaboration with...

Precise outlines MMR status

Precise Mortgages has published a statement of its Mortgage Market Review (MMR) readiness. The specialist...

Brokers upbeat about 2014

United Trust Bank has reported that an "overwhelming majority" of brokers are feeling...

Scottish economic recovery strengthening

The latest Business Monitor from Bank of Scotland is showing the recovery in the...

MMR: just one month to go

There is now just one month to go until the Mortgage Market Review (MMR)...

Crowdfunding platform secures FCA authorisation

Just over six months since it launched, the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has become...

ONS: house prices up nearly 7% on January 2013

UK house prices increased by 6.8% in January 2014 compared with a year earlier,...

Kensington is to support Forces Help to Buy

Kensington has confirmed it will offer Forces Help to Buy across its complete residential...

Lloyds Bank unveils mortgage cashback offer

Lloyds Bank has announced the launch of a new offer for homemovers. From Friday...

Mortgage lending up 50% year-on-year

Gross mortgage borrowing of £11.5bn was 47% higher than in the same month last...

Hodge Lifetime become LLA ambassador

Hodge Lifetime has been announced as the latest Product Ambassador of the Later Life...

COMMENT

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...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

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...

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Equity Release Group launches adviser network

Equity Release Group has launched a specialist adviser network aimed at helping firms expand...

Gen H puts underwriters on front line of broker enquiries

Gen H has restructured its sales and underwriting teams in a move designed to...

UK house price growth stalls as rents continue rising

UK house price growth stalled in March as higher mortgage rates and affordability pressures...

Scottish house prices outperform UK market

Scottish house prices continued to outperform the wider UK market in March despite signs...

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