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Lisa Martin to leave TMA

Lisa Martin, DA (Directly Authorised) development director at TMA, is to leave the organisation. She...

FCA takes tougher stance on misleading financial promotions

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took increased action against misleading financial adverts in 2024,...

New director for Linear Financial Solutions

Matt Surridge has been appointed as director of Linear Financial Solutions. Surridge (pictured) starts his...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network sees record growth

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has reported its strongest year to date, with...

Belleveue Mortlakes joins BDLA

Belleveue Mortlakes Chartered Surveyors has become the latest associate member of the Bridging &...

Aspen provides foreign applicant with £2.8m bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a complex £2,815,000 residential purchase deal. The loan was to a...

Majority of homebuyers renovate within two years of purchase

A significant proportion of homebuyers in the UK undertake renovations soon after purchasing their...

House prices hit record high as market sees early 2025 growth

UK house prices rose by 0.7% in January, reversing a 0.2% dip in December...

SortRefer reintroduces Sort Club loyalty scheme

SortRefer has announced the relaunch of Sort Club, its loyalty scheme for brokers and...

Countrywide Surveying Services hosts forum on property market trends

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has hosted its first Future Insight Forum, bringing together senior...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) partners with Market Financial Solutions

Mortgage, protection and financial planning network, Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has announced a new...

DeepSeek ‘opens new AI possibilities’ for financial services

The launch of DeepSeek’s R1 open-source model has prompted fresh discussions about the future...

Mortgage intermediary confidence dips after October Budget

Confidence among mortgage intermediaries declined in the final quarter of 2024 following October’s Budget,...

UTB ups maximum residential LTV to 95%

United Trust Bank Mortgages has increased the maximum loan to value (LTV) across its...

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Heavy refurbishment: structuring finance for complex property upgrades

Investors are rethinking their approach to property - heavy refurbishment is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity for unlocking value in today’s...

Why predicting 2025 interest rates feels like a fool’s errand

In my first (and for some reason clearly not my last) article last month, I attempted (perhaps foolishly) to discuss where rates might go...

Helping university students onto the property ladder

As we head towards the Easter break, thousands of first-year university students up and down the country will be preparing for exams and making...

Lenders must step up on high LTV products

Things are on the up for borrowers with a smaller deposit. The financial information website Moneyfacts publishes a regular update on mortgage product numbers,...

Why it matters that bridging hit more than £10bn last year

We see many numbers bandied around in the financial industry, which can sometimes have a numbing effect. So why should we all, especially brokers, care...

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London Credit revises website and product guides

Short-term lender London Credit has introduced changes to its website and product guides. The changes...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) hosts Peer Group event in Kent

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has kicked off 2025 with a successful Peer Group event,...

Standard Life Home Finance improves Horizon lifetime mortgage criteria

Standard Life Home Finance has made a series of changes to the criteria on...

Twenty7tec to address ‘burning issues’ in webinars

Twenty7tec has launched a new webinar series, bringing together industry figures to debate the...