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Report reveals LLP money-laundering loophole

An anti-money laundering specialist is backing calls for reform of the UK’s company registration...

Virgin Money announces mortgage rate increases

Virgin Money is making a series of changes to its mortgage range. The changes will...

Coventry for intermediaries adds three-year fixes and trackers to range

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its range with a number of new products including...

Mortgage Experience unveils Nivo-powered app

Specialist mortgage broker Mortgage Experience has partnered with Nivo to launch a branded mobile...

Standard Life Home Finance joins Mortgage Advice Bureau panel

Standard Life Home Finance has joined the Mortgage Advice Bureau later life lender panel....

Cirencester Friendly appoints new director of distribution

Cirencester Friendly has announced that Alan Waddington has been appointed as the new director...

Anna Lewis becomes Castle Trust Bank commercial director

Castle Trust Bank has promoted Anna Lewis to the role of commercial director. Lewis (pictured),...

TAB unveils two new hires

Bridging lender TAB has made two new appointments to boost its sales team as...

BuildLoan expands exclusive product range

Specialist self and custom-build mortgage distributor BuildLoan has announced a new range of products...

Increased interest in luxury asset-based lending

Luxury asset short term lender, Suros Capital, is reporting rising levels of new business...

Countrywide Surveying Services renews agreement with Leeds BS

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), the supplier of valuation panel management services, has announced the...

Energy crisis driving rental sector efficiency improvements

New research from Santander has found that the rising cost of living is driving...

MPowered Mortgages launches 85% LTV mortgages

MPowered Mortgages has expanded its prime residential offering with the launch of 85% LTV...

Mortgage Brain connects Acre to Santander

Mortgage Brain has developed its API to enable brokers using Acre’s mortgage platform the...

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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