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CML responds to CP 10/16

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has submitted its response to the FSAs consultation paper...

TMW improves residential range

The Mortgage Works (TMW) is offering free valuation, free legals and £595 arrangement fees...

Bridgewater offers workshops for growth

Bridgewater Equity Release has launched a series of four Business Planning Workshops designed to...

Danger of GI market focussing on price not quality

Assurant Intermediary has warned intermediaries to ensure their clients are aware of the risks...

SMS offers improved Bank of China deals

Solent Mortgage Services (SMS) says it can now offer improved terms on residential and...

Property developer had &quotcynical disregard&quot for insolvency regime

Simon Chalk, a property developer (trading as Woodvale), ocean rower, and night-club owner has...

BSA chairman fears regulatory overkill

The chairman of the Building Societies Association (BSA), David Webster, has raised concern about...

Buyers and sellers waiting for the New Year

Estate agents have reported that the housing market contracted in October as the number...

Anger at FSA voiced at Expo

Brokers voiced a number of concerns about how they will be expected to operate...

New mortgage range from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of mortgages. The new mortgage range, which...

Rise in borrowers struggling to pay their mortgage

The number of people struggling to pay their mortgage has risen by 78% over...

Flat mortgage market to follow: AMI

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has predicted a generally flat and benign mortgage...

SMEs need to understand all funding options

The biggest priority for financial intermediaries is the need to educate UK small and...

AIFA reveals northern venues for events

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has published dates of its next series...

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Seven things mortgage lenders can do to help landlords

As a mortgage broker, I receive countless emails from buy-to-let mortgage lenders boasting about their latest products and criteria. However, many of these offerings...

Are you considering all product options for your customers?

Despite the ups and downs of the world’s money markets, today the UK Mortgage market seems to have remained relatively calm. Swap rates continue...

Execution-only or (Consumer) Duty of care? The FCA can’t have it both ways

Thankfully, there has been a growing amount of interest and analysis of the FCA’s most recent Consultation Paper – CP25/11 – and it’s somewhat...

The accessibility gap in mortgage tech — and why it matters now

In an industry built on trust and transparency, mortgage brokers can’t afford to overlook digital accessibility. Yet many mortgage portals remain hard to navigate...

Professionalism, planning and portfolio strategy: the evolution of buy-to-let

I took part in a panel session in London earlier this month with some of my lending peers, and it gave us all the...

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UK housing market rebounds: busiest May for home sales since 2021 boom

The UK housing market recorded its strongest May in four years, with the number...

Conveyancing Alliance appoints new sales director

Conveyancing Alliance has named Mark Richards as its new sales director, promoting him from...

British households still reeling from post-pandemic financial fallout

Five years after the first national lockdown, new research reveals that the financial scars...

Reward Funding retains Sunday Times’ accolade

Reward Funding has once again secured a place on The Sunday Times'  list of...
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