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Treasury receives 47% more in Stamp Duty receipts in 2022

HM Treasury received £6.2bn in Stamp Duty revenue in the first five months of...

Paradigm Protect adds LV= General Insurance to panel

Paradigm Protect has added the LV= range of General Insurance (GI) products to its panel. Member...

FCA outlines online scam strategy

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it is using data to tackle online fraud...

Hodge appoints commercial lending senior BDM

Hodge has appointed Stuart Benge as its senior business development manager (BDM) for commercial...

Homeowners increasingly concerned over mortgage payments

A survey of 2,000 homeowners by online mortgage broker Tussle has found that 38%...

Ceta unveils new notional home insurance product

Ceta Insurance has launched Prestige Notional, a new home insurance product exclusive to Ceta...

Folk2Folk appoints COO

Folk2Folk, the UK-wide marketplace lender for regional SMEs, has appointed Gary Leitch as its...

Kuflink’s P2P platform surpasses £200m

Kuflink has announced that its P2P platform has just passed the £200 million mark...

Technology is key driver behind increased compliance costs

44% of financial services firms are planning to invest more in 'RegTech' solutions in...

Just Mortgages passes new broker milestone

Just Mortgages has broken through the 600-broker milestone with a number of new brokers...

Bridge Help makes business development hire

Tracey Vaughan is the latest appointment to Bridge Help’s business development team. The Chesterfield-based...

Rest Less Mortgages launches to 50+ market

Rest Less, a digital membership community for people in their 50s and beyond, has...

Co-op Insurance to offer later life options via L&G

Co-op Insurance has partnered with Legal & General to offer later life mortgage options...

FCA fines insurance broker £7.8m

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined JLT Specialty Limited (JLTSL) £7,881,700 for financial...

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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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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The West Brom widens mortgage access for foreign nationals

West Brom Building Society has launched a mortgage range for foreign nationals living and...

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

MIMHC extends mental health survey after record industry response

Mortgage professionals have been given an extra week to contribute to the Mortgage Industry...

e4 Strategic signs Project 28 Charter to speed up property transactions

Proptech provider e4 Strategic has joined the Project 28 Charter, an industry initiative intended...

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