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FCA to review RBS’s treatment of business customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Promontory Financial Group and Mazars to conduct...

Paris Smith recognised for service by InterBay Commercial

Stuart Allen, head of Paris Smith's property finance legal team, has collected a Gold...

Lloyds Bank cuts mortgage rates

Lloyds Bank has reduced rates across its range of two-year mortgages. The changes include reductions...

Stonebridge expects continued growth through 2014

Stonebridge Group has announced strong growth within the business during 2013 based on a...

Fall in rate rise for average rents

Annual rent rises have halved over the course of 2013, according to the latest...

Record year for Crystal Mortgages

Crystal Mortgages has reported its best financial year in its 35-year trading history. The commercial...

Large rise in mortgage market confidence

Confidence about the mortgage market’s prospects has significantly increased in the last six months...

Bibby poaches five from competitor

Bibby Financial Services is expanding its leasing division with the appointment a new team...

New products from the Post Office

The Post Office has launched a new range of mortgage deals. The new deals include: 3.48%...

Steady growth in consumer finance new business

Latest data from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show a 6% increase in...

Omni completes £127m ‘super bridge’

Omni Capital has completed a record £127.5 million ‘super-bridge’ for a prime residential development...

Aldermore hires commercial lending head

Aldermore has appointed a new head of commercial lending to lead and implement its...

Barclays’ HTB2 offering launches next week

Barclays has published details of its products which will go live on Tuesday 21 January...

Payday loans funding housing costs

Thousands of Britons are turning to payday loans to hide rent or mortgage problems,...

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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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Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 17

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge...

Cancelled mortgages reach record £8.7bn in first quarter

The value of mortgages approved but not taken up reached a record £8.7 billion...

ASAP launches remortgage conveyancing service for brokers

ASAP has expanded its intermediary proposition with the launch of a new specialist remortgage...

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