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UK house price growth steady in March as regional divide persists

UK house price growth held steady at 3.9% year-on-year in March, unchanged from February,...

Asset Advantage appoints sales director to drive growth and broker engagement

Asset Advantage has appointed Gary Thompson as its new sales director to drive its...

Source Insurance added to HL Partnership GI panel

Source Insurance has been added to the HL Partnership GI panel as it continues...

Quality of product more important selling point for clients than affordability

Quality of product (43%) is more important a selling point to clients than affordability...

LiveMore introduces new limited edition deals and rate reductions

LiveMore has unveiled new Spring Special limited-edition rates, reductions to its core range rates...

Propertymark calls for urgent stamp duty reform as threshold changes take effect

Propertymark has urged the UK Government to reform stamp duty thresholds to reflect current...

Nearly half of landlords have no plans to sell despite tax squeeze

Almost half of UK buy-to-let landlords have no intention of selling any of their...

Black & White Bridging revamps senior management to support growth ambitions

Black & White Bridging has made changes to its structure to bolster its leadership...

Sixth version of BASPI launched to improve homebuying process

A coalition of trade and representative bodies, including The Conveyancing Association, has  launched the...

Quantum Mortgages launches new bridging proposition to wider market

Quantum Mortgages has officially launched its bridging proposition to the wider mortgage market. The specialist...

Property transactions forecast to rise by almost 30% by 2030

More people will be buying and selling homes over the next five years, with...

NACFB appoints PR and marketing partner

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced the addition of PR...

Product quality now outweighs price in protection conversations, say advisers

Product quality has overtaken affordability as the key selling point in protection advice, according...

L&G appoints Jane Simpson as head of strategic accounts for broker partners at Mortgage Services

L&G’s Mortgage Services business has appointed Jane Simpson as head of strategic accounts where...
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Technology

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

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...

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