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Advise Wise extends CRM for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has improved its sourcing platform into a fully fledged CRM system to...

Mint Property Finance reports record quarter for enquiries

Mint Property Finance has reported a record number of enquiries received in Q1. The specialist...

Leeds BS unveils new two-year fixes

Leeds Building Society is revamping its range of two-year fixed rate mortgages, including a...

Brokers see criteria as most important factor in lender selection

Clear and concise criteria are the most important factors for brokers in choosing a...

BFS to move into Scotland

Bridging Finance Solutions (BFS) has outlined plans to expand into Scotland as part of...

HTB introduces Special Edition BTL 5.99% 5-year fix

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has launched a new Special Edition 5.99% five-year fixed rate...

Hope Capital makes portfolio team promotion

Hope Capital has promoted Christy Alokan to the position of senior portfolio case manager. Alokan...

AMI to challenge FCA’s hike in mortgage intermediary fees

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has declared the FCA's fees consultation for mortgage...

Air launches National Later Life Adviser Conference

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has launched the registration process for...

Pepper Money relaunches Pepper 48

Pepper Money has relaunched its Pepper 48 range, which includes a new limited edition...

Paragon provides £2.5m for 10-home Northamptonshire development

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £2.5 million finance package to support...

Nivo to hold exclusive second charge event

Fintech firm Nivo is holding its first ever ‘NivoCon’ event on 4 May in...

Quantum Mortgages joins PMS and Sesame panels

PMS Mortgage Club and Sesame Network, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, have bolstered their...

Early retirement driving economic inactivity among over-50s in Scotland

Phoenix Insights, Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank, has published research exploring economic inactivity among...

COMMENT

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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1,000 borrowers sign mortgage deeds digitally in under three minutes

The first 1,000 customers have signed their mortgage deeds using Qualified Electronic Signatures through...

TMG adds Roma Finance to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Roma Finance to its lender panel, expanding the range...

Reactive is not a business strategy

I was reading a piece of market commentary last week about what’s defined the...

FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

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