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Butterfield Mortgages appoints senior relationship manager

Butterfield Mortgages has appointed Tom Blackmore as its new senior relationship manager, strengthening the...

Assetz Capital backs Worthing HMO project with planning assistance loan

Assetz Capital has completed a planning assistance loan to support the acquisition and conversion...

Pepper Money urges reform of shared ownership scheme

Specialist lender Pepper Money has presented a white paper to Downing Street calling for...

Landlords sceptical as planning reforms fail to shift sentiment

Government efforts to overhaul the planning system have been met with scepticism by landlords...

Lifetime ISA under fire as HMRC research reveals flaws for first-time buyers

Fresh research by HM Revenue & Customs has cast renewed doubt on the effectiveness...

The Darlington to host webinar on supporting vulnerable customers

Darlington Building Society is to host a free CPD-accredited webinar for brokers on how...

Keystone expands holiday let offering

Keystone Property Finance has expanded its holiday let range with the launch of new...

Recognise Bank provides £1.75m bridge for Teesside joinery group

Recognise Bank has completed a £1.75m bridging loan to support the expansion of a...

The Dudley broadens fixed-rate mortgage range

Dudley Building Society has launched a new suite of two and five-year fixed-rate products...

Brightstar unveils heavyweight line-up for specialist lending showcase

The Brightstar Group has confirmed the speaker programme for its Specialist Lending Expo 2025,...

Atom bank trims prime and near-prime mortgage rates again

Atom bank has announced a fresh round of mortgage rate cuts, reducing prices across...

Rosemount adds Norton Home Loans to lending panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added Norton Home Loans to its panel, giving network...

Landlord flight written in Black and White

Nearly 100,000 buy-to-let landlords are expected to exit the rental market this year, according...

PayPlan’s partnership with MorganAsh improves vulnerability support for clients

PayPlan has reported significant improvements in identifying and supporting vulnerable clients following its adoption...

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Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

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...

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Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...

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...

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