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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...

Clocktower Support adopts MARS to enhance financial inclusion

Clocktower Support has adopted the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve support and financial...

16% have no idea what age they will retire

A recent survey for Hargreaves Lansdown has found that one-third of people think they...

Redwood Bank further increases proportion of women in SMT

Redwood Bank has claimed that it is outperforming its industry with regards to the...

Hilco completes £17m bridge for London developer

Bridging lender Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided a property developer with a...

COMMENT

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

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...

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AI-driven direct lending could erode mainstream mortgage advisers’ market share

Mortgage lenders could use artificial intelligence to attract more customers directly, putting pressure on...

Stamp duty exemption for downsizers could revive housing transactions

Removing stamp duty for older homeowners and people moving to smaller properties could help...

Interest rate expectations too pessimistic as inflation pressures ease

Financial markets may be overestimating the outlook for UK interest rates, with inflation potentially...

Landlords face changing buy-to-let market as lenders predict continued demand

Specialist lenders expect the buy-to-let sector to remain resilient despite regulatory changes, although attracting...

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