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Access FS launches campaign over estate agency pressure

Access Financial Services has unveiled a support campaign to give brokers the tools to...

eConveyancer partners with In Partnership

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with In Partnership, which incorporates The On-Line...

CSS unveils new surveyor role

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has created a new surveyor role – Residential Property Assessor...

Reassured appoints chairman

Life insurance broker, Reassured, has appointed Matthew Donaldson as non-executive chairman. Donaldson will work...

Hodge appoints new chief information officer

Tim Thompson has joined Hodge’s executive team as its new chief information officer (CIO). ...

Younger generation taking on more debt due to cost of living

Two-thirds of those aged between 18 and 34 years old say they have taken...

BoE: sharp fall in house purchase approvals

The Bank of England has reported that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals...

National Friendly introduces new PMI product

National Friendly has announced the launch of its new private medical insurance product, My...

Sundeep Patel to join UTB tomorrow

United Trust Bank (UTB) recently revealed that it had appointed Sundeep Patel as director...

More2life publishes new offer condition guide

Equity release lender more2life has expanded its library of educational resources with a new...

Darlington BS rejoins fixed rate market

Darlington Building Society is rejoining the fixed rate mortgage market with a range of...

Skipton BS reintroduces two-year mortgage products

Skipton has relaunched a suite of two-year mortgage products. Within the range there are rate...

UTB funds £13m Lincolnshire development

United Trust Bank (UTB) is supporting the construction of a new £13.6m housing development...

Newcastle Intermediaries reintroduces large loan offering

Newcastle Intermediaries has re-entered the large loan market with a range of two and...

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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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...

Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...

Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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