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Adviser to pay £106k for poor pension transfer advice

The FCA has banned Mark Abley of County Capital Wealth Management Ltd (in liquidation)...

Paula Purdy joins United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Paula Purdy as head of sales for bridging...

Stonebridge agrees new partnership with Air

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has announced a new partnership with...

Brokers hit out over product withdrawals

Brokers have voiced their frustration about short notice product withdrawals on the Cherry adviser...

Glenhawk launches further free valuation promotion

Glenhawk has revealed its latest free valuation promotion, aimed at reducing up-front funding costs...

Standard Life appoints new head of retail intermediary distribution

Standard Life, part the Phoenix Group, has appointed Warren Bright to the newly created...

MFS to freeze all bridging rates until end of July

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has committed to freezing its bridging rates despite the Bank...

Family BS unveils new fixed rate range

Family Building Society has unveiled a new range of fixed rate mortgage products following...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Loughborough BS to panel

Directly Authorised advisers looking to place business with Loughborough Building Society via Legal &...

Smartr365 and HSBC demonstrate Open Banking solutions

Smartr365 has hosted an exclusive event in conjunction with HSBC to explore the changing...

Mansfield BS relaunches limited company BTL

Mansfield Building Society has launched two new buy-to-let products up to 75% LTV, including...

Reward reaches £200m lending milestone

Reward Finance Group has celebrated its 12th year of growth, by surpassing the £200m...

Spring Finance completes £835k re-bridge in under two weeks

Spring Finance and Newable Commercial Finance have completed an £835,000 regulated re-bridge which completed...

Time Finance appoints BDM

Time Finance has announced the appointment of David Hewitt as business development manager (BDM). Hewitt...

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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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Source Insurance appoints Simon Thomas as managing director

Source Insurance has appointed Simon Thomas as managing director as the business targets further...

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The Wealthy Advisers Club has launched a membership package combining mortgage and protection technology...

Curvestone AI secures place among Europe’s fastest-growing startups

Compliance technology provider Curvestone AI has been included in the 2026 Sifted 250 ranking...

Alternative strategies for buying in high-growth property areas

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