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The Dudley offering April CPD courses

The Dudley Building Society has introduced a series of CPD accredited self-study learning activities...

Skipton and Brilliant Solutions in financial planning arrangement

A new arrangement will provide all of Brilliant Solutions club members with the ability...

LendInvest forms Open Banking partnership with Credit Kudos

LendInvest and Credit Kudos have joined forces to offer brokers and customers a "seamless,...

Virgin Money partners with Macmillan for cancer support

Virgin Money has teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support to pilot Virgin Money Macmillan...

Brightstar reaches Trustpilot milestone

The Brightstar Group has now achieved over 2,000 reviews on Trustpilot, across its Brightstar...

MCI adds Newcastle Intermediaries to panel

Newcastle Intermediaries has joined MCI Club’s lender panel. The intermediary arm of the Newcastle Building...

41% of lenders taking ‘wait and see’ approach to Open Banking

Despite nearly three million British consumers using open banking services and the recent news...

James Staunton to provide Air Cover mortgage PR

James Staunton has launched a new mortgage PR and thought leadership agency, Air Cover...

The Ipswich to become Suffolk Building Society

The Ipswich Building Society held its 171st Annual General Meeting on 30 March. Members at...

The Exeter adds features to HealthWise app

The Exeter has made improvements to its member benefits app, HealthWise, which provides benefits...

Equity Release Council refreshes brand and adds endorsement mark

The Equity Release Council has refreshed its branding to reflect the "innovative and vibrant...

New CFO for Key Group

Key Group has appointed Simon Drew as chief financial officer (CFO). Drew has spent over...

Hope Capital expands into Scotland

Hope Capital is launching its short-term finance proposition in Scotland. The bridging lender is expanding...

March slowdown in annual house price growth

The Nastionwide Building Society has reported that annual house price growth slowed to 5.7%...

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....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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