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Hinckley & Rugby CEO locked up for Comic Relief

On Wednesday 16 March, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society’s CEO, Colin Fyfe, will be...

Source Insurance to recommence CPD driven events

General insurance provider Source Insurance is to welcome brokers back to its masterclass...

Newcastle Intermediaries integrates affordability criteria with Twenty7Tec

Newcastle Intermediaries has integrated its affordability criteria with the Twenty7Tec SOURCE module. The extended functionality...

Skipton to allow borrowers to house Ukrainian refugees

Skipton Building Society says it will do "everything it can" to help any of...

Departure for Recognise Bank CEO

Jason Oakley, chief executive officer of Recognise Bank, has left with immediate effect. Oakley was...

Shawbrook cuts commercial investment rates

Shawbrook has made a reduction in rates across its Commercial and Semi-Commercial Investment offerings,...

Hampshire Trust Bank unveils new asset finance appointment

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed Bill Moffat as sales manager within its asset...

More2life makes two key hires

Equity release lender more2life has announced the appointment of Graham Munday as in-house lead...

Paradigm Protect adds HSBC Life to panel

Paradigm Protect has become the first DA distributor to add HSBC Life to its...

ASTL reveals date for Annual Conference

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has announced the date for its Annual...

LiveMore moves into Scottish market

LiveMore, the specialist over-50s mortgage lender, is to offer its interest-only products in Scotland. The...

SortRefer partners with lenders for Cardiff event

SortRefer joined forces with three lenders last week to host a regional event in...

87% of adults haven’t asked about estate planning

Research from pensions and retirement specialist LV= highlights how millions of Britons say they...

OSB Group joins UN’s Net Zero Banking Alliance

OneSavingsBank (OSB) Group has stated that urgently tackling climate change and promoting green finance...

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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