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Mortgage discounts key to energy efficiency upgrades

Green mortgage discounts could be a key tool in helping landlords make the energy...

LendInvest unveils pair of senior promotions

LendInvest has announced two senior internal promotions: Sophie Mitchell-Charman to commercial director and Leanne...

Paragon launches discounted SVR deals

Paragon Bank has introduced four discounted standard variable rate (SVR) buy-to-let mortgages. The...

Catalyst appoints intermediary relationship manager

Catalyst has appointed Ciaran Courtney as a new intermediary relationship manager. Courtney joins the specialist...

Virgin Money introduces Green Reward programme

Virgin Money is introducing a new environmentally friendly reward scheme for existing residential and buy-to-let mortgage customers....

Halifax Intermediaries improves Submissions Brain experience

Mortgage Brain has announced three enhancements to Halifax Intermediaries' DIP offering on Submissions Brain,...

75% of over-55s ignorant of green mortgages

Research commissioned by equity release advisory firm Age Partnership has found that 80% of...

Paradigm Protect partners with Assured Futures

Paradigm Protect has announced a new partnership with Assured Futures, the specialist life and...

Consumer Duty to put protection in spotlight

44% of advisers expect the Consumer Duty to increase the focus on protection, according...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints strategy director

Bluestone Mortgages has announces the appointment of Ryan Davies as strategy director. Davies (pictured) joins Bluestone...

Vida reintroduces BTL and residential ranges

Vida has relaunched a range of buy-to-let and residential products to the market. The buy-to-let...

CFO to leave Recognise Bank

Recognise Bank has announced that David Jenkins, its chief financial officer (CFO), is to...

Standard Life becomes Cancer Research flagship partner

Standard Life has been chosen as the new headline partner for Cancer Research UK’s...

Regulated firms “learning the compliance lesson”

Following 68 estate agents receiving fines from HMRC for breaches of anti-money laundering rules,...
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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...
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Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

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