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UTB bridging deals from 0.65% following rate cuts

United Trust Bank has (UTB) has made a broad series of rate reductions across...

MPowered Mortgages creates digital broker community

MPowered Mortgages has launched a dedicated broker community platform, hosted on its website. The aim...

Parents say video games create positive financial habits for kids

81% of parents believe their children are learning positive money habits from video games...

Government has no chance of hitting housing targets but direction of travel is encouraging

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner hasn’t got a ‘cat’s chance in in hell’ of...

Bridging finance boss: Giving back feels good

The boss of bridging and buy-to-let lender MT Finance reckons there’s a lot that...

Super Black Friday deal from Somo gives brokers free legals of free valuation

Somo Bridging is telling introducers to ‘broker like a boss’ with a choice of two...

New Billings for Central Trust as it woos more brokers

Liam Billings has joined the team at Central Trust as a Business Development Manager...

ONP Solicitors’ new hire to lead in Leeds

ONP Solicitors has appointed Gemma Etheridge as its new conveyancing team manager. Etheridge has over...

Top economist: Deter saving and encourage borrowing to grow the economy

UK banks have a whopping £300 billion more in savings that they do outstanding...

Scottish house prices continue to edge up

Scottish house prices in September picked up by 0.2% or £400 compared with August, according...

LV= CEO named top executive LGBTQ+ role model

David Hynam, LV= chief executive, has been named the number one ‘Outstanding Executives Role...

Hilco completes £6.7m bridging loan

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £6.7m loan to a family-owned property...

Together upsizes revolving securitisation to £1bn

Together Financial Services has upsized its revolving Lakeside securitisation programme (LABS) from £825m to...

Atom bank hit near prime high in Q3

Atom bank has recorded a record quarter for near prime lending. The three months to...

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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