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More Spicerhaart ads banned

Spicerhaart Group has yet again fallen foul of a ruling from the Advertising Standards...

Don’t remove safety net: CML

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned the government not to cut the...

OFT warns consumers over ‘unenforceable debts’

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning consumers that it is misleading for...

Tenant demand in PRS continues to rise

Paragon Group's latest Private Rented Sector (PRS) Trends report has revealed a continued strengthening...

Next few months are crucial: Grenville Turner

Mortgage applications at Countrywide rose 1% while applications for two-year mortgage terms generated the...

IFAs considering their options ahead of RDR: Perspective

Perspective Financial Group says IFAs looking at its acquisition proposition before RDR is implemented...

Average BTL mortgage over 30% higher year-on-year

TBMC's latest Landlord Profile Tracking Index has indicated a increase in both loan size...

Police investigate loan repayment fraud

The City of London Police has launched an investigation into an alleged loan repayment...

Broker confidence falls

The intermediary sector is more pessimistic now than it has been during the past...

New identity for Mortgage Portfolio

Mortgage Portfolio has rebranded as LaterLiving. After seven years under the Mortgage Portfolio moniker, LaterLiving...

Pink and BDS bought for £1.6m

LSL Property Services has agreed to acquire Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (trading as Pink...

Online mortgage desk facilities offered to estate agents

A new web application called Obligo Pro has been launched to estate agents. The founders...

Developer insurance offered by Move to Us

Move with Us has launched a new HomeServe insurance for developers to offer prospective...

Insurance brokers given social media advice

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has produced a collection of legal guidance to...

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Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

We need clearer guidance on Stamp Duty advice

Just over a week ago Angela Rayner resigned following the discovery of a Stamp Duty breach on a flat she owns in Hove. She...

AI could make obsolescence obsolete and slash global e-waste

For decades, technology has been trapped in a cycle of forced obsolescence. Each year, a new iPhone or Android release quietly renders last year’s...

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MorganAsh upgrades MARS to better reflect multiple customer vulnerabilities

MorganAsh has enhanced its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS), introducing an upgrade to its algorithms...

Half of UK adults face ‘crisis of certainty’ as cost pressures mount

Half of UK adults feel less certain about their financial future than two years...

Reward Funding raises £21,000 for Rainbow Trust charity

Reward Funding has raised £21,000 for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity after a year-long...

Target Group appoints Jennifer Read as head of risk

Target Group has appointed Jennifer Read as its new head of risk, strengthening its...