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Countrywide Surveying Services appoints new build director

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced the appointment of Morné Jacobs as new build...

OMS improves iPipeline integration

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced the upgrading of its full integration with iPipeline's...

OneFamily appoints underwriting operations manager

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as its new operations manager within its...

Skipton calls for Autumn Statement support for landlords

Skipton Group is urging the government to consider ways to incentivise and support landlords...

BDLA outlines annual conference details

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has provided initial details for its 2024...

SBG launches two new protection propositions

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers to provide a...

Paragon Bank cuts 20 BTL products by up to 20bps

Paragon Bank has revamped its range of buy-to-let mortgages, with 20 products reduced by...

IPTF and MIMHC agree partnership

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) and the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC)...

Hilco provides £8m+ facility against luxury property in Surrey

Specialist bridging finance provider Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has provided an £8.3m facility...

Just Mortgages sees strong demand to join self-employed division

Just Mortgages received 50 applications to join its self-employed division in Q2. This latest cohort...

Mortgage Vision 2024 reveals keynote speakers

Mortgage Brain has confirmed the full list of industry speakers and panellists for its...

Mansfield BS appoints BDM for the south

Mansfield Building Society has appointed Claire Flanagan as its new business development manager (BDM)...

Inspired Lending funds restructuring of £1.3m complex portfolio

Inspired Lending has provided a six-month bridging loan facility of £1.3m secured against multiple...

April Mortgages completes rollout with SPF Private Clients

April Mortgages has rolled out its range of longer-term fixed rate mortgages to all...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

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...

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AI could prove critical as later life lending demand grows, Air warns

Later life lending specialists may struggle to capitalise on growing demand for advice unless...

Home improvement finance surges 112% as households invest in existing properties

Finance for home improvements more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, according...

Younger equity release borrowers more likely to make interest payments

Borrowers under the age of 70 account for nearly two-thirds of more2life's lifetime mortgage...

Chetwood Bank names new board risk committee chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Melanie Czarra as a non-executive director and chair of its...

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