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Paragon appointment to spearhead securitisation strategy

Peter Shorthouse has been appointed as director of treasury and structured finance for the...

The Manchester’s new range includes 80% LTV fix at 4.39%

Manchester Building Society has launched new products and also made improvement to its mortgage...

Link offers 13.4% second charge

Link Loans is offering a three-year fixed rate secured loan. Rates start at 13.4% with...

Famous five seek to improve estate agents’ standards

Industry veterans Martin Wilson, Simon Djemil, Amanda Wilson, Martin Reynolds and John Malone have...

ASA bans misleading property ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert which appeared to come from...

Confidence falls across the board

The Nationwide Building Society has found that consumer confidence fell by nine points to...

Sales remained strong in September: NAEA

The number of house hunters fell for the second consecutive month in September, according...

Record apps for Safe&Secure

Safe&Secure Insurance, which specialises in selling general insurance products on behalf of Intermediaries, has...

FSA given new power of consumer redress

The FSA has been granted a new power to deliver prompt and effective redress...

Paragon appoints underwriting chief

Paul Clampin has been appointed as director of mortgage underwriting for Paragon Mortgages. He joins...

Decade-level slump for remortgages

Remortgaging reached its lowest proportion of total lending for 10 years in August, accounting...

Focus appoints product director

Focus Solutions has appointed Peter Cobb to the position of product director. He joins the...

FSA bans three brokers, with fines over £400,000

The FSA has banned three men for mortgage fraud and fined two of them...

Bibby offers new funding scheme to SMEs

Specialist invoice financier Bibby Financial Services has unveiled a new funding initiative aimed specifically...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 8

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – Part 7

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 6

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 5

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage Leaders talk mental health – part 4

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

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