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Property Data Trust Framework unveils next step in digital conveyancing evolution

The Property Data Trust Framework, a set of open and free-to-use data standards developed...

MPowered Mortgages ups five-year cashback & cuts two-year fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has increased cashback on five-year products, whilst also reducing rates on two-year...

Leeds BS appoints head of intermediary partnerships

James O’Reilly has been promoted to head of intermediary partnerships at Leeds Building Society,...

Coventry for Intermediaries lowers BTL stress rate

Coventry for Intermediaries has reduced its buy-to-let stress rate. The changes affect those looking to...

Foundation Home Loans unveils new Limited Edition BTL deals

Foundation Home Loans has announced the launch of two new Limited Edition buy-to-let products...

Right Mortgage Network celebrates successful national training event

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network, alongside sister companies The Later Life Lending Network,...

Hodge provides interest-only to professionals

Hodge has added interest only to its Professional Mortgage. It offers those with complex...

Keystone Property Finance launches new mainstream BTL range

Keystone Property Finance has introduced a brand new range for landlords purchasing or refinancing...

Smartr365 integrates UinsureCX

End-to-end mortgage platform, Smartr365, has bolstered its home insurance offering through the integration of...

GEN H joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm has added Gen H to its lender panel. Paradigm member firms can now access...

Reynold to replace Tyler as FIBA chair

The Financial & Intermediary Broker Association (FIBA) has announced that, from 1 May, Martin...

Three-quarters of advisers behind on Consumer Duty implementation

A survey of financial advisers by Copia Capital Management (Copia) reveals that almost three-quarters...

Newcastle BS announces SVR increase

Newcastle Building Society is to increase its mortgage Standard Variable Rate (SVR). Effective from 1st...

Landbay to hold buy-to-let affordability webinar

To help intermediaries understand buy-to-let affordability challenges, Landbay is hosting a webinar which aims...

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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