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Kensington returns to lending

Kensington has returned to the intermediary mortgage market, offering prime products through a controlled...

HML wins award for excellence

HML, the financial outsourcing provider, has won the Silver Award for Europe in the...

Perspective completes tenth IFA acquisition

Perspective Financial Group Ltd, the consolidation vehicle for IFA firms, has made a further...

Time for a national infrastructure bank: Lib Dems

Vince Cable is to launch today Liberal Democrat proposals for a National Infrastructure Bank. In...

New commercial panel management service from e.surv

e.surv has launched its Commercial Panel Management Service. It will provide lenders with access...

Widespread ignorance over offset benefits

Research from first direct reveals that 40% of homeowners don't understand the basic idea...

Brave faces all round following Pru’s equity release exit

Prudential's decision to withdraw from the equity release market has been met with disappointment...

Relax Group goes into administration

The Relax Group has been placed into administration with Jonathan Elman Avery-Gee of Kay...

Lloyds sets rights issue share price

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that the price of 37 pence per share has...

Effects of good schools on house prices analysed

A 10% higher rate in local primary school performance adds more to property value...

Rise predicted in global distressed property listings

Over 80% of 25 countries surveyed by RICS saw a rise in distressed sales...

Claims management web system rolled out

Merlin Professional Claims Services has launched OnCover, an internet-based claims management system. It is designed...

Borrowers complacent over SVR rises

Latest analysis from moneysupermarket.com suggests that Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgage deals are now...

ADVICE: getting your CV into shape

Chris Newbury, CEO of InterExec, gives brokers an explanation of the essence of how...

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Could a move to ‘enhanced advice’ also mean mandatory protection conversations?

The FCA’s recent Mortgage Market Discussion Paper (DP25/2) has got the industry talking about ‘enhanced advice’ – an idea that certain customers, such as...

Take off the rose-tinted glasses and stop chasing a rate cut

Every six weeks the financial world raises its eyebrows at the prospect of a rate cut, causing celebration when the Monetary Committee duly obliges. There...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The way that your prospective customers find you via online search...

Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

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Bellway renews call for Help to Buy as housing recovery stalls

Housebuilder Bellway says the UK housing market recovery has “stalled” over summer, renewing its...

34 organisations back plan to accelerate green mortgage lending

Decarbonising Britain’s homes is one of the most complex and expensive challenges of the...

The West Brom raises income multiples to help buyers with smaller deposits

West Brom Building Society has eased its mortgage lending rules in a bid to...

Brokers warn of rising underinsurance as premiums outpace protection

A growing number of brokers fear that more households are falling into underinsurance as...