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Industry leaders urged to take sleep seriously as Carers Week highlights wellbeing risks

As National Carers Week begins, financial services professionals are being reminded to take their...

Norton Broker Services appoints Vincent Ricks as telephone BDM

Norton Broker Services has expanded its intermediary support team with the appointment of Vincent...

The Skipton launches retrofit blueprint to accelerate net zero transition

Skipton Building Society has unveiled 'The Big Retrofit', a landmark project designed to demonstrate...

UnderwriteMe announces leadership reshuffle to drive expansion

UnderwriteMe has announced a series of senior leadership changes as the life insurance technology...

Pluto Finance loans deliver low-carbon housing in west Wales

Pluto Finance has completed its first residential development loans in Wales, providing £8.9 million...

Precise provides £1.7m bridging loan to rescue residential chain

Specialist lender Precise has stepped in with a £1.7m bridging loan to prevent a...

Afin Bank partners with Pure Panel Management to support underserved borrowers

Afin Bank, the newly licensed digital bank focused on the UK’s underserved diaspora communities,...

FCA opens AI sandbox with NVIDIA to accelerate innovation in financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced the launch of a new ‘Supercharged Sandbox’ designed...

MT Finance appoints Gareth Lewis as deputy CEO

MT Finance has announced the promotion of Gareth Lewis to deputy chief executive officer,...

The Yorkshire named UK’s most efficient building society

Yorkshire Building Society has been named the most efficient mutual in the UK, topping...

Asset Advantage surveys brokers to better understand SME funding landscape

Asset Advantage will this week launch a new broker survey designed to shed light...

Govt declines to publish Renters’ Rights Bill court impact assessment

The government has refused to release a key internal assessment of the Renters’ Rights...

Chetwood Bank merges sales teams for ModaMortgages and CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries

Chetwood Bank has merged the sales operations of its two intermediary-facing brands, ModaMortgages and...

UK house prices edge down in May, reports Halifax

UK house prices fell slightly in May, according to the latest Halifax House Price...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

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...

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Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

House prices stall as mortgage costs and Budget uncertainty weigh on market

UK house prices were unchanged in September as higher mortgage rates and wider economic...

Remortgage activity rebounds as higher rates weigh on home purchases

Remortgage applications returned to annual growth in the third quarter, helping to offset a...

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