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Mortgage sector unaware of huge possibilities from legal shakeup

Law firm Goldsmith Williams believes that over three-quarters of brokers in England and Wales...

Scottish Provident improves critical illness definitions

Scottish Provident has made what is describes as "substantial changes"" to its critical illness...

Lloyds Banking Group makes key appointments

Lloyds Banking Group has made two senior appointments, with the hire of Toby Strauss...

Lead generation platform passes milestone

Lead Magpie says it has passed the 500 mark in broker registrations. The lead generation...

Management changes at Aviva

David Barral has been appointed CEO of UK Life by Aviva. He replaces Toby Strauss...

HML to service PPI complaints

HML has set up a specialist complaints handling service to assist firms deal with...

Paradigm and borro team up

Paradigm Mortgage Services and short-term lender borro have entered into a strategic partnership. Paradigm's member...

Precise unveils bridging criteria

Precise Mortgages has revealed the details of its short-term lending proposition. It is launching with...

Avoid claims firms, Which? urges PPI claimants

Over £2 billion of PPI redress could be siphoned off by claims management firms,...

Is outsourcing the right thing for you?

You should regularly review your outsourcing arrangements, advises Bob Young, managing director of Capital...

Technology can help financial planning

Intermediaries should help clients with their financial affairs, writes Phil Whitehouse, head of The...

Direct debit failings behind missed payments

Over 570,000 mortgage holders do not use direct debit for monthly payments, according to...

Linx to showcase Precise offering

Linx FS is to hold a sales workshop to highlight the new offering recently...

Balancing act for family finances

The average family credit card/loan/overdraft debt has increased from £5,360 in January 2011 to...

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Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

Stability is not a slowdown; it’s exactly what the bridging market needs

So, according to the recent Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) figures, bridging completions fell in Q2. Cue the usual hand-wringing. The headlines landed, the...

The rise of the silver pound

UK house prices may have cooled from their peak, but affordability pressures remain acute. Even with recent adjustments to interest rates, rising property values have...

Staggering stamp duty will make it easier for people to move

A proposal to spread stamp duty land tax payments across several years, in an effort to drive growth and boost the housing market, is...

Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

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Step One Finance selects Phoebus in major servicing transformation

Step One Finance has partnered with Phoebus Software in a significant technology upgrade aimed...

Inflation accelerates as non-food prices climb and new tax pressures loom

Shop price inflation picked up pace in September, rising to 1.4% from 0.9% in...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement...

Reeves: Social housing must play a major role in tackling crisis

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that social housing will be central to Labour’s plans...