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Trio of new key account managers for MPowered Mortgages

MPowered Mortgages has appointed three new key account managers. Simon Wilson will cover the South...

Hope Capital unveils fast track bridging offer

Hope Capital has launched a new Fast Track Bridge offering and it is available from...

80% of consumers still confuse valuation and survey

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has reported that four out of five consumers still confuse...

Equity Release Supermarket launches new group platform

Equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), has launched a new Equity Release Group...

Saffron for Intermediaries joins PRIMIS panel

Saffron for Intermediaries has joined the PRIMIS Mortgage Network lender panel. It means PRIMIS advisers...

Canada Life offers WeCare service to home finance customers

Canada Life has launched WeCare to its home finance customers, offering a range of...

Remortgaging now “could save homeowners over £5,000”

According to new analysis by Experian and L&C Mortgages, borrowers could save over £5,000...

Stamp Duty cost more than doubled in seven years

Coventry Building Society has reported that 'second steppers' are being hit by house price...

ONS: house prices up 10.2% year-on-year

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that average house prices in the...

“Growing optimism” among people with adverse credit

18% of people who have experienced some form of adverse credit in the last...

Canada Life adds new Lifestyle Select products

Canada Life is improving its Lifestyle Select home finance product range, by introducing two...

Buckinghamshire BS introduces affordability calculator

Buckinghamshire Building Society has unveiled an affordability calculator on its website, utilising technology from...

Financial health four times higher in South East than North East

St. James’s Place's first UK Financial Health Index has found that Financial health is...

MBE Manchester Expo to host 2022 FIBA Annual Conference

Specialist property finance trade body, FIBA and Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) have announced a...

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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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