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7.34m people in UK earn income from multiple jobs

The ongoing cost-of-living crisis and persistent inflationary pressures continue to affect millions across the...

United Trust Bank expands asset finance team in Scotland

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Eleanor Russell-Blackburn as a business development manager to...

UPDATE: Financial services tech provider suffers major data breach

UK-based financial technology firm Finastra’s attempts to penetrate the UK mortgage market suffered a...

LiveMore wants wider industry support for mortgage prisoners

LiveMore has expressed its support for mortgage prisoners and is calling on the wider...

Just Mortgages appoints new divisional sales director

Just Mortgages has expanded its employed division with the appointment of Ray Rodrigo as...

Inspired Lending provides business cashflow with £500k loan

Inspired Lending has funded a £500,000 capital raise to support a business owner's cashflow...

Gen H partners to launch new Property Decisioning Engine

Gen H has partnered with Legal & General Surveying Services and Rightmove to launch...

Whistleblower laments regulatory failures over Tiuta collapse

A whistleblower has accused the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and its successor, the Financial...

FCA faces scathing criticism over treatment of mortgage prisoners

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is facing renewed backlash for its handling of issues...

FCA slammed for failings in consumer protection and accountability

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is under fire following a damning Parliamentary report highlighting...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries unveils 3.99% BTL deal

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of the OSB Group, has introduced two limited...

Glenhawk expands BDM team

Glenhawk has appointed Alex Robertson and Harleigh French to lead its internal telephone business...

Crystal Specialist Finance appoints director of marketing

Specialist distributor Crystal Specialist Finance has announced the appointment of Suzanne Aspden as director...

LiveMore ups standard mortgage LTV ratio

LiveMore has increased the loan to value (LTV) ratio on its standard interest-only mortgages...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
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Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
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FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

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Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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