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Advisers urged to upskill as later life lending offers lifeline amid sector strain

Recruitment and retention challenges across the mortgage advice sector are adding to the pressure...

CapitalRise joins BDLA to strengthen collaboration in specialist lending

CapitalRise has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA), becoming the latest lender...

Atom bank widens access to Growth Guarantee Scheme loans

Atom bank has broadened its lending criteria under the government-backed Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS),...

StreamBank joins Synergy Commercial Finance lender panel

StreamBank has joined the lender panel of Synergy Commercial Finance, giving the network’s appointed...

Norton Group strengthens leadership with head of risk and compliance hire

Norton Group has appointed Emma-Jayne Savory as head of risk and compliance, marking the...

The Mortgage Works expands limited company buy-to-let range

The Mortgage Works has today introduced a series of new products designed to strengthen...

OneDome’s Growth Partners initiative draws mortgage adviser quartet

OneDome’s recently launched Growth Partners community has attracted experienced mortgage professionals to its ranks. The...

The Vernon appoints intermediary sales team leader

Vernon Building Society has announced the promotion of Dale Sidhu to intermediary sales team...

Aldermore and Prosperity IFA named Platinum Sponsors for 2026 UK Mortgage Convention

The UK Mortgage Convention has confirmed Aldermore and Prosperity IFA as Platinum Sponsors for...

The Right Mortgage names compliance director

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Jack Norrey to compliance director, marking...

Small firms show renewed appetite for finance as regional investment widens

The use of external finance by smaller UK businesses remained broadly stable in 2024,...

Aldermore unveils Platinum Broker status to deepen ties with asset finance partners

Aldermore has launched a new Platinum Broker status within its asset finance network, designed...

Rule changes expand options for first-time buyers

Tens of thousands more homes could have been within reach of first-time buyers over...

First-time buyer growth slows as affordability pressures persist

The number of first-time buyers entering the housing market has risen sharply this year...

COMMENT

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Closing the protection gap starts with informed clients

Millions of people have no protection insurance coverage and could be left vulnerable in the event of a death in the family, serious illness...

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

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Advice firms step up technology use as integration remains key obstacle

Financial advice firms are taking a more proactive approach to technology, but integrating new...

Check launches mortgage readiness tool for prospective borrowers

Check.co.uk has added a mortgage readiness feature to its app, bringing together credit, affordability,...

Yorkshire BS team raises £1,000 with 198km treadmill challenge

Seven Yorkshire Building Society colleagues have completed a 198km treadmill ultramarathon to raise money...

Square 1 Media joins Momenti Group’s Observatory as corporate partner

Square 1 Media has become a corporate partner of The Observatory, the mortgage market...

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