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Sharp rise in number of people seeking debt options

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has...

MAB’s foundation raises over £100k for community projects

The Mortgage Advice Bureau Foundation has raised more than £100,000 for a host of...

Karen Rodrigues joins MFS

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Karen Rodrigues as its new head of national...

Spring Finance revises second charge offering

Specialist lender Spring Finance has made changes to its second charge product range. The...

Berkeley Alexander introduces PI panel

General insurance provider Berkeley Alexander has launched a new Professional Indemnity (PI) panel of...

Bibby Financial Services appoints BDM for Scotland

Invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has appointed Gayle Robertson as business development...

Majority of property professionals confident about 2024

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has found that almost three...

ONP Group hires group partnerships manager

Conveyancing firm, ONP Group, has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of...

Roma Finance appoints head of field sales

Roma Finance has appointed Sonia Mann as head of field sales. She has also joined...

Coventry BS becomes first B Corp certified UK building society

Coventry Building Society has become the first UK building society to achieve B Corp...

Sirius completes £12.4m dev exit deal

Sirius Property Finance has completed a complex £12.4m limited company buy-to-let mortgage to finance...

Paragon Bank closes TBMC

Paragon Bank has confirmed that TBMC, the Cardiff-based mortgage broker business, will be closing...

FCA to revamp social media guidance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is issuing proposals for new social media guidance. The regulator...

Clever Lending secures £307k regulated bridge for downsizing client

Clever Lending, the specialist finance packager and master broker, has secured a £307,000 regulated...

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The two-year fix isn’t advice. It’s a diary entry

5.98%. That was the average two-year fix on 5 October, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since mid-December 2023. The average five-year fix: 6.00%. On those...

Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

For first-time buyers a Lifetime ISA can be a useful way to build a house deposit, with a 25% government bonus on eligible savings...

Buy-to-let and the next generation of landlords

There has been plenty of discussion recently about the future of buy-to-let, whether landlords can continue to make their investments work, and what the...

Growth can hide a lot – until it stops

Since getting involved with Rotherham United Women I've realised football and business have quite a lot in common. One thing in particular: growth can hide...

Nobody wants your ‘market update’

You sent the same email on Monday that everyone else sent. Moneyfacts had just put the average five-year fix at 6%, the first time in...

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Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

For first-time buyers a Lifetime ISA can be a useful way to build a...

Employers struggle to engage staff with financial wellbeing support

Only 12% of employees have used financial wellbeing support provided by their employer, despite...

Defaqto extends Matrix 360 to protection and wealth providers

Defaqto has broadened its Matrix 360 market intelligence platform to cover wealth management and...

Marshall and Cooke join Mortgage’s Got Talent judging panel

Mortgage’s Got Talent has added two more industry names to its judging panel, with...

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