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Landlords avoiding necessary work for EPC ‘C’ rating

Despite the government ruling that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate...

Target Group adds UX specialist to product team

Target Group has bolstered its product team with the appointment of Kate Fisher as...

Pluto Finance provides £15.4m loan for Wiltshire housing development expansion

Pluto Finance has completed a £15.4 million loan to Backhouse Housing for Phase 2...

HTB partners with Enness Global on complex £11.5m refinance

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a refinancing facility of c. £11.5m for a...

Time Finance hires head of risk

Time Finance has appointed Greg Hussey as head of risk in its invoice finance...

Family Building Society appoints Midlands BDM

Family Building Society has expanded its team of business development managers (BDMs) with the...

Manx Financial Group acquires wealth management business

Manx Financial Group plc, the holding company providing diversified financial services across the Isle...

RAW Capital Partners unveils new five-year fixed rates

RAW Capital Partners has launched a new range of five-year fixed rates, including discounted...

Cirencester Friendly improves underwriting and claims processes with new service

Cirencester Friendly has introduced Medi2data, a service that allows medical records to be obtained...

Pivotal Growth makes another broker acquisition

Pivotal Growth has acquired Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages, a residential mortgage and protection broker...

Tandem Bank automates income verification using Sikoia

Fintech firm Sikoia has partnered with Tandem Bank to automate key aspects of income...

Suros Capital increases introducer commission to 3%

Suros Capital, the short-term lender which uses luxury assets as security, is offering brokers...

Nationwide For Intermediaries ups minimum income requirement for Helping Hand

Nationwide For Intermediaries has increased the sole applicant minimum income for its Helping Hand...

TAB bolsters senior leadership team

TAB has announced the promotion of Andy Reid to sales director. This promotion is part...

COMMENT

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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...

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Movera appoints Saunders-Proudlove to manage broker panel relationships

Movera has appointed Claire Saunders-Proudlove as partner relationships manager, with responsibility for managing and...

Chartwell adopts Instamo technology to streamline mortgage applications

Chartwell Mortgage Services has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology through its integration with JammJar, allowing...

Coleman confirmed as Financial Ombudsman Service chair after interim appointment

Liam Coleman has been appointed permanent chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), following...

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

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