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16% year-on-year rise in secured lending

Secured lending in 2013 will, by mid-September, surpass the total lending volume for 2012,...

Government seeks to open up self-build market

Communities Minister Don Foster has announced a series of measures designed to open up...

Meeks joins Vertex board

Vertex Financial Services has appointed Barry Meeks as non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval. ...

Tenet to offer PI discount

Tenet has secured an arrangement with its underwriters to offer chartered advisers a 50%...

London house prices up 9.7% year-on-year

In the 12 months to July 2013 UK house prices increased by 3.3%, up...

Broker feedback behind Shawbrook criteria change

Shawbrook Bank has improved the criteria on its product aimed at property developers. The...

Metro Bank founder to address ASTL conference

Anthony Thomson, founder of Metro Bank, chairman of the Financial Services Forum and chairman...

Conti sees sharp rise in overseas mortgage enquiries

Overseas mortgage firm Conti has reported a 62% increase in mortgage enquiries during August,...

Pink hires new East Midlands sales manager

Jane Benjamin is to join Pink as the firm expands its number of regional...

Government sells 6% of Lloyds Banking Group

UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) has disposed of part of HM Treasury's shareholding in...

Virgin Money backs South Pole Allied Challenge

Virgin Money is to sponsor the South Pole Allied Challenge, which will raise much...

FSE to host protection and specialist lending seminars

A programme of protection and specialist lending-focused seminars has been added to both days...

Family incomes 28% lower when breadwinner is female

The average annual income for male breadwinner households is £27,180 (£2,265 per month), but...

HSBC unveils new mobile app

HSBC has launched a new Mobile Banking app for customers. It is available now on...
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COMMENT

Comment

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...

PMI – an advice gap not to be ignored

The latest figures from the ABI show insurers processed a record £4 billion in individual and workplace private medical insurance (PMI) claims in 2024,...

The self-employed boom and why traditional life cover won’t cut it

There’s a shift happening in how people work and how they buy homes - especially for the self-employed and gig economy worker. Flexibility, autonomy and...

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The Yorkshire urges shift towards repurposing to unlock 2.5m homes

Yorkshire Building Society has called for a fundamental rethink of housing policy, arguing that...
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Peer-to-peer lender easyMoney joins BDLA

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Connells drives £33bn lending as profits jump 19%

Connells Group generated £33.3bn of mortgage lending in 2025 as group profits surged 19%...
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Echo Finance links with Mortgage Train Academy to fast-track newly qualified brokers

Echo Finance has formed a partnership with Mortgage Train Academy aimed at helping newly...

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