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Royal London aims to be more inclusive towards cancer survivors

Royal London has introduced a new approach to cancer underwriting, broadening the access to...

Foundation brands cut rates and add limited edition HMO product

The buy to let brand of specialist lender, Foundation Home Loans, has announced a...

Pepper Money improves variable income criteria for second charges

Pepper Money has opened up its affordability criteria for second charge mortgage customers and...

New purchase mortgage approvals hold firm

Latest statistics from the Bank of England Money and Credit show that individuals borrowed,...

RAW Capital Partners appoints head of people

RAW Capital Partners has appointed organisational psychologist Kate Gibson as its new head of...

Time Finance launches graduate recruitment programme

Time Finance has announced the launch of a new 12-month Fast Track Graduate Recruitment...

Kensington Mortgages unveils five-year ‘Step Down’ deal

Kensington Mortgages has unveiled its new ‘Step Down’ five-year fixed rate mortgage, which is...

Improving intermediary optimism fuels expansion

Paragon Bank research has found that more than half of mortgage intermediary firms are...

Buckinghamshire BS integrates JBSP into prime offering

Buckinghamshire Building Society has removed its dedicated Joint Borrower Sole Proprietor (JBSP) product range...

Quilter partners with Uinsure

Quilter has announced a strategic partnership with Uinsure to provide its advisers with more...

Right Mortgage Network outlines autumn roadshow plans

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club has published details of its...

Zephyr reduces rates by ups to 10bps

Zephyr Homeloans has cut rates on most of its products by five to 10...

Hilco makes senior bridging appointment

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has appointed Duncan Pearson as senior business development consultant. ...

Dudley BS named one of UK’s ‘Best Workplaces for Women’

The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women has officially recognised Dudley Building Society within...

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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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Homeowners turn to mortgage brokers for guidance ahead of Budget

Mortgage brokers could face increased demand for advice following the Autumn Budget, with 93%...

Halifax updates mortgage application platform ahead of Lloyds rebrand

Halifax Intermediaries has introduced an updated online mortgage application system designed to simplify case...

Northern England dominates property hotspots as buyers seek better value

More than half of England and Wales's 50 leading emerging property hotspots are in...

FSB sets out 12 principles for managing AI risks in financial services

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published 12 sound practices designed to help financial...

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