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SimplyBiz makes business quality manager hire

SimplyBiz has announced the appointment of Kelly Phillips, previously of AIG, to the position...

The Leeds unveils savings incentive for shared ownership borrowers

Leeds Building Society has launched a savings product specifically designed to support shared ownership...

Landbay provides comparative affordability calculator

Landbay has added to its buy-to-let affordability calculator by introducing a compare function. Intermediaries and...

Amity Law offers support to Alexander Grace Law clients

Alexander Grace Law (AGL) has announced to customers that it will be closing on...

Develop North secures £6.5m Shawbrook debt facility

Develop North, a North East based investment fund providing loans to property developers in...

Sharp rise in EPC-related product searches

UK homeowners are increasingly reassessing their mortgage options due to recent interest rate activity. Searches...

Paradigm introduces product withdrawals directory

Paradigm has announced the launch of a new Lender Product Withdrawals Directory for intermediary...

Pepper Money reprices but reduces fees

Pepper Money has repriced rates, reduced fees and simplified products within its residential mortgage...

Majority of regulated firms worry about an AML breach

Over two-thirds of regulated firms in the emerging financial sectors say they are concerned...

Finova employees to take part in Whitechapel Mission’s breakfast challenge

Finova has revealed that its employees will be participating in the Whitechapel Mission’s breakfast...

Mint Property Finance makes senior BDM appointment

Mint Property Finance has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Simon Micklethwaite...

HTB ups Special Edition BTL product max loan size to £25m

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has increased the maximum loan size on its Special Edition...

Simply Asset Finance opens Liverpool office

Simply Asset Finance is opening an additional sales centre in the business district of...

Source Insurance unveils adviser forum

Source Insurance has announced the implementation of a collaborative adviser forum. Consisting of a range...

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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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