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Shawbrook funds healthcare acquisitions

Bespoke Health & Social Care Ltd (BHSC) has acquired two complementary specialist complex healthcare...

Phoebus Software looks to raise £10k for nominated charity

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has chosen its nominated charity for the year ahead. In 2021,...

Aldermore upgrades its product switch functionality

Aldermore has introduced new product switch functionality, with a six-step online process, following an...

Accord improves buy-to-let fees and limits

Accord  has increased its maximum borrowing limit and overall portfolio size for non-first-time landlords. In...

The Right DA Club rebrands and improves compliance offering

The Right DA Club has unveiled a brand refresh with the promotion of a...

Mortgage Brain’s Lendex now open to all advisers

Following a pilot, Mortgage Brain has made Lendex available to all mortgage advisers. Lendex is a the...

Equity Release Associates in customer acquisition drive

Equity Release Associates has begun a major investment in customer acquisition activity to support...

LV= offers lifetime mortgage cashback deal

LV= has unveiled a 1% cashback deal across its Drawdown + and Lump Sum+...

New special edition buy-to-lets from LendInvest

LendInvest has introduced a new range of special edition buy-to-let products. The lender has cut rates...

Q3 rebound for Help to Buy completions

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published Help to Buy equity loan statistics for...

Together in short-term lending partnership with L&G

Together's bridging products have been added to Legal & General’s digital criteria service designed...

Smartr365 unveils video and audio call functionality

Smartr365 has introduced a new feature called SmartrTalk, powered by Microsoft. The end-to-end platform for...

SortRefer unveils broker loyalty scheme

Conveyancing firm SortRefer has launched its first loyalty scheme, called Sort Club. SortRefer is now...

Royal London paid out £13m for 2020 Covid claims

Insurer Royal London paid £13.1 million to over 2,100 customers' families for Covid-19 claims...

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Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why partnerships are key for unlocking advice niches

What’s your USP? It’s a vital question for all businesses to consider, but particularly advice firms. So, what exactly draws a potential client to...

Is landlord liquidity at risk of becoming too overlooked?

Among the many heated debates swirling around the buy-to-let market at present - and there are many - one that gets relatively little attention...

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SortRefer launches snagging reports service for new-build buyers

SortRefer has launched a snagging reports service to help brokers support clients buying new-build...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike....

CIExpert partners with Succession Wealth on protection advice

Protection research platform CIExpert has entered into a strategic partnership with Succession Wealth aimed...

Foreign exchange moves into focus as advisers urged to act earlier in mortgage process

Rising use of overseas funds in UK property purchases is increasing the need for...

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