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Pensions industry “needs fundamental change”

71% of people say they are interested in their pension pot, according to new...

Skipton posts record profits for invoice finance business

Skipton Business Finance (SBF) has announced pre-tax profits of £5.4m in 2021, up 53%...

Monument appoints lending relationship manager

Monument has added to its lending team with the recruitment of Craig Middleton. Middleton, who...

Impact Lending makes three new senior hires

Impact Lending, part of Impact Capital Group, has appointed Wes Friedel as head of...

Air Group to hold conference at National Space Centre

Air Group has revealed that its National Later Life Adviser Conference – 'Later Life...

Together reveals record bridging lending

Together has provided more than £103m in short-term commercial finance in a single month. The...

Foundation welcomes back regional account manager

Foundation Home Loans has announced the return of Jack Gerasimov as a regional account...

Shawbrook offers arrangement fee discount for energy efficiency

Shawbrook will offer new buy-to-let mortgage customers an Energy Efficiency Discount, or partial refund,...

Paragon provides £10m for sustainable Somerset development

Paragon Development Finance has provided Acorn Property Group with a £10 million finance facility...

New five-year deals from the Nottingham

The Nottingham has unveiled a new range of five-year fixed mortgages. They are available at...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive fixed rates

Virgin Money is adding new products to its range tomorrow (Tuesday 10 May). The products...

MHAW: adults reluctant to disclose mental health to insurers

Scottish Widows' latest mental health research has revealed that more than 24 million UK...

Hinckley & Rugby BS sponsors financial educational lesson

Students at Hinckley’s Dorothy Goodman School received lessons in money management during a day...

Dudley BS offers new 5-year shared ownership deal

Dudley Building Society has launched two new five-year fixed rate products. The new five-year fixed...

COMMENT

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...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...

Pivotal reports 121% growth in second charge lending

Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...

ModaMortgages trims limited-edition five-year fixed rates

ModaMortgages has reduced rates by up to 10 basis points across its limited-edition five-year...

Providence agrees deal to acquire Hometrack

Providence Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Hometrack, the residential property valuation and risk...

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