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Soon-to-launch lender joins IMLA

Even, a yet-to-launch lender of Help-to-Buy style mortgages for first-time buyers, has become the...

FCA seeks to improve financial services compensation framework

The FCA has published a Discussion Paper aimed at maintaining a compensation framework that...

MPowered Mortgages joins TRM lender panel

MPowered Mortgages is now available to The Right Mortgage and Protection Network members as...

Over a million people think they’ll never retire

Over a million UK workers (6%) believe that they will never retire, according to...

New mortgage and protection network targets self-employed advisers

A new, mortgage and protection network launched last month. Abundance Network was founded by Ravi...

PIMFA calls for FCA to make better use of data in supervising ARs

PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial...

Older people feeling inflation rise the hardest

65% of people say the cost of living has risen in the past month, according...

43% of employees don’t feel financially on track for future

Aviva is urging businesses to focus on support for employees’ financial wellbeing or face...

FCA calls for stronger requirements on AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on improving the appointed representatives...

LendInvest refreshes bridging rates

LendInvest has made a series of changes to its bridging suite, as time taken...

The Nottingham seeks most innovative young people

The Nottingham has announced the return of its national Innovative Young People awards. Launched last year, the awards shine a spotlight on examples of those...

Pink Pig Loans appoints head of residential mortgages & protection

Pink Pig Loans has announced the appointment of Kate Pedley as its new head...

Alternative Bridging Corporation provides complex £2.6m loan

Alternative Bridging Corporation and Clever Commercial Finance have completed a £2.6m loan to fund...

Twenty7Tec: remortgage searches continue to dominate

Twenty7Tec has reported that remortgage searches totalled 43.2% of the mortgage market searches in...

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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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