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Conveyancing Foundation initiative secures sponsorship

Digital onboarding platform Thirdfort and training provider the Conveyancing Academy have become the latest...

FCA targets debt packager firms

Following an FCA review of the practices of debt packager firms, five firms have...

Air Group starts promotion with legal quartet

Air Group has introduced a new promotion with four specialist later life solicitor firms...

Recognise appoints professional and healthcare heads

Recognise Bank has hired two new industry sector specialists to lead its propositions. Robert Hulse...

New cashback deals from Pepper Money

Pepper Money has introduced a range of cashback products aimed at customers who want...

The Harpenden revamps self-build offering

The Harpenden Building Society has revised its self-build mortgage proposition. It has improved rates following...

Over-55’s confidence returning to equity release market

New research from more2life and economics consultancy, Cebr, has estimated that the total amount...

Zephyr Homeloans cuts rates to start from 3.04%

Zephyr Homeloans has lowered rates across the majority of its products. The lender's new rates...

Mint Property Finance unveils second ‘Power Product’

Mint Property Finance has introduced its latest ‘Power Product’ - the Light Works loan. It offers...

Bibby Financial Services appoints regional head of corporate

Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed Riana Azam as regional head of corporate for businesses...

Aspen cuts rates and doubles maximum loan size

Aspen Bridging has reduced a number of rates by 0.1 percentage point and doubled...

The Harpenden improves holiday let offering

The Harpenden Building Society has introduced new versions of its holiday let and second home...

The Nottingham cuts rates and unveils 90% LTV two-year fix

The Nottingham has launched a two-year fixed 90% LTV product and made additional residential...

Broker confidence up from beginning of 2021

A survey of 186 brokers has found that 92% were confident about their prospects...

COMMENT

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...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

No mandate for automatic cohabitation rights, Deech warns

Proposals giving cohabiting couples automatic rights over homes, pensions and other assets lack clear...

Bristol tops 2026 Japanese knotweed hotspots

Bristol has retained its position as England’s Japanese knotweed capital, recording more than twice...

Marsden passes £100m Guernsey lending milestone

Marsden Building Society has surpassed £100m in mortgage completions in Guernsey through its partnership...

Mortgage pressures weigh on health as households lack financial safety net

Two in five UK adults say their finances have harmed their mental health over...

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