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Jon King to leave more 2 life

Jon King is stepping down as managing director of more 2 life. He leaves more...

Equity release being used by divorcing over-60s

Almost one in 10 over-60s taking out equity release plans on the value of...

The Mansfield selects Gateway as panel manager

The Mansfield Building Society has appointed Gateway as its new panel manager to...

Bridger expands to include Scottish lending

Bridging Finance Solutions Group is now lending in Scotland. The company has been providing short...

Scottish Provident adds new CI heart attack definition

From Monday 16 September Scottish Provident will enhance its critical illness cover to include...

Speedy Cash ad banned

Speedy Cash, the trading style of SRC Transatlantic Ltd, has been told by the...

SMS expands lender panel

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) has added Aldermore to its lending panel. Ian Balfour, CEO at...

Crown partners Hodge with lifetime mortgage

UK mortgage servicer Crown Mortgage Management has completed a contract for Hodge Lifetime’s launch...

“Significant boost for broader employment” in financial services

New figures compiled by InterExec shows a 14% increase in the number of unadvertised vacancies...

Two key hires for Aldermore

Aldermore has announced a new managing director for its asset finance business. Carl D’Ammassa...

First Complete unveils Nottingham semis

The Nottingham Building Society has launched a semi-exclusive range of a dozen residential and...

Castle Trust offers ‘family friendly’ mortgage

Castle Trust is launching a new mortgage product specifically designed to support couples who...

Exclusive equity release workshop for Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has published details of an exclusive equity release workshop being held...

PMS and Sesame join forces with Kent Reliance

PMS members and appointed representatives of Sesame network now have access to Kent...

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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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...

Inflation falls to 3% as lenders eye March rate cut

Inflation eased to 3% in the latest data release, strengthening expectations of a base...

Landlords spending up to 10 working days a month managing portfolios

Landlords are committing the equivalent of almost four working days a month to managing...

Skipton grows mortgage book to £33bn

Skipton Group increased its mortgage balances to £33.3bn in 2025, with a record 50%...

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