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Paymentshield becomes CPD accredited training provider

General insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield has achieved official CPD-certified status for the learning modules...

Bluestone Mortgages updates complex credit criteria

Bluestone Mortgages has introduced criteria changes to support complex credit customers. The lender will now...

Majority of homeowners would use unknown specialist lender

54% of UK homeowners would consider opting for a specialist lender in their mortgage...

PRIMIS integrates Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module

PRIMIS Mortgage Network has integrated Twenty7Tec’s APPLY module into its back-office system, Toolbox. This...

Just Mortgages hosts masterclasses for new brokers

Just Mortgages is now offering brokers a masterclass course after they finish going through...

MFS joins TBMC’s lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has joined the lender panel for The Business Mortgage Company...

Insurance broker to acquire SPF Private Clients

Howden has announced the acquisition of SPF Private Clients, subject to regulatory approval. The international insurance...

Tech could save brokers a working month each year

New research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has examined the typical timescales for...

MIMHC to launch wellbeing survey

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter will be releasing a study on mental wellbeing,...

Over 10m adults thinking of holiday let ownership 

17% of adults in the UK have contemplated buying a holiday let property during...

Twenty7Tec upgrades Halifax APPLY integration

Twenty7Tec will be delivering an upgrade to its existing APPLY integration with Halifax, to...

West One appoints new national account manager

West One Loans’ buy-to-let division has appointed Jez Quinn as national account manager in...

SortRefer appoints new BDM

SortRefer has appointed a new business development manager (BDM) for the South Central region. Wesley...

Pepper Money adds five-year limited edition rates with £500 cashback

Pepper Money has introduced a new range of Limited Edition Residential mortgages, with no...

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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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