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AEGON UK appoints HR chief

AEGON UK has announced the appointment of Gill Scott as HR director. She was...

The Leeds donates £11k to cancer charity

The Leeds Building Society has donated £11,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care. Each year...

RBS profits rise to £1.14bn

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a large rise in pre-tax profits, from £15...

Lettings agents better at avoiding void periods: DPS

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS), the custodial tenancy deposit protection scheme accredited by the...

NLA creates new external relations post

The head of communications at the National Landlords Association (NLA), Simon Gordon, has been...

Tenet sounds PI warning

Adviser support group Tenet has raised concerns over professional indemnity (PI) rates. Tenet says insurance...

Debt collection business has credit licence application rejected

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) turned down an application for a consumer credit...

Nationwide reduces rates

Nationwide will tomorrow cut rates by up to 0.30% on selected mortgages for remortgage...

Don’t ignore insurance opportunities from rental market, brokers told

Assurant Intermediary has reminded intermediaries that the residential rental market is a potential source...

HSBC finds large difference in ERCs

HSBC has published an analysis of how much early redemption charges (ERC) can vary...

Santander’s RBS branch acquisition criticised

Santander has agreed to buy 318 RBS branches for £1.65 billion. The deal is expected...

focus:360º now supports iPad browsing

Focus Solutions says its latest version of focus:360º has been refined and tested to...

Leadbay teams up with 360 Lifecycle

Leadbay and 360 Lifecycle have joined forces to help brokers improve their client relationship...

EXCLUSIVE: Conveyancing Alliance unveils alternative to free legals

Online conveyancing distributor Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has launched a new limited offer special remortgage...

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If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

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...

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Landlords turn to remortgaging as demand for property improvements rises

The number of landlords remortgaging to release funds for property improvements has surged over...

Finova names new chief technology officer to lead innovation drive

Finova, the mortgage and savings software provider, has appointed David Espley as chief technology...

Barclays cuts mortgage rates with focus on first-time buyers

Barclays has announced a series of mortgage rate cuts across its residential purchase and...

Fleet Mortgages trims HMO and MUFB rates across 75% LTV range

Fleet Mortgages has reduced rates on its 75% loan-to-value HMO and multi-unit freehold block...