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Advisers should see Free Wills Month as an opportunity

October is Free Wills Month, and Stephen Moses, from digital estate planning platform Zenplans,...

SDLT Compass joins Conveyancing Association as affiliate

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the appointment of new Affiliate member, SDLT Compass. SDLT...

Brokers need to be alert to financial abuse of elderly clients

New research has found that 94% of 45 to 70 year-olds believe financial service...

Up to 50 charities to benefit from Darlington BS initiative

A new initiative has been launched by Darlington Building Society, to give a focus...

MPowered Mortgages joins Abacus Funding panel

Products from buy-to-let lender MPowered Mortgages are now available to Abacus Funding’s brokers. The product...

Homebuyers not prioritising energy performance

The Energy Performance Certificate rating (EPC) of a property is a relatively low priority...

Exclusive West One holiday let deals for TMA Club members

TMA Club has been provided with two exclusive holiday let products from West One...

Harpenden BS appoints head of distribution & marketing

Emily Smith has been appointed as Harpenden Building Society’s head of distribution & marketing. In...

Crystal Specialist Finance offers a quartz crystal to brokers

Crystal Specialist Finance are providing a new Quartz Gift Box giveaway, as part of...

BuildLoan and Buckinghamshire BS unveil new self-build products

Self build specialist BuildLoan has launched two new products with Buckinghamshire Building Society. The new...

Pepper Money launches bankruptcy and IVA mortgage products

Pepper Money has unveiled a range of specialist mortgage products for customers who have...

Hodge boosts intermediary support team

Hodge has appointed Stuart Ottery and Kate Morgan to its intermediary support team. Ottery...

Searches down for borrowers with complex financial situations

Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrCriteria tool found that searches for capital raising mortgages...

Equilaw appoints new MD

Equilaw has appointed Max Hayden as its new managing director. Claire Barker, the existing managing...
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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...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

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