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Right DA Club appoints regulatory support head

The Right DA Club has announced the appointment of a new head of regulatory...

Melton Building Society upgrades Mast partnership

Melton Building Society has partnered with Mast for its loan origination infrastructure, as it...

Countrywide Surveying Services partners with CoreLogic UK

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has announced a strategic partnership with CoreLogic UK on a...

Dudley sees 58% boost in new mortgage lending

Dudley Building Society has reported 2022-23 as a year of growth across the business. Mortgage...

Advise Wise and Responsible Lending unveil API integration

Advise Wise has announced the integration of Responsible Lending into its platform. Advise Wise's...

Halifax reports third third consecutive monthly decline in house prices

The average UK house price fell by 0.1% in June, a third consecutive monthly...

Lack of awareness of Recovery Loan Scheme stifling business growth

A lack of awareness surrounding the potential of the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS)...

Paragon appoints NE regional sales manager

Paul Reynolds has been appointed regional sales manager for the North East and Yorkshire...

Homeowners want higher taxes on holiday lets and overseas buyers

New research from Market Financial Solutions has found that increasing taxes for overseas buyers...

Vida simplifies credit tiers

Vida has announced changes to its tiering and criteria. There are now just three tiers:...

Tembo makes board appointment

Tembo has announced the appointment of business leader Michele Golunska to its board. Golunska...

Three hires and three promotions at Aspen Bridging

Aspen Bridging has appointing three new graduate underwriters and promoting a further three staff...

LMS Plug and Play launches to law firms

LMS has announced in partnership with Xperate, the UK-based software development company, the launch...

New partnership for New Homes Mortgages

Specialist new build brokers, New Homes Mortgages, is partnering with IMAC NE to further...

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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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