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Why 2015 gave us food for thought

How might we describe the 2015 mortgage market when we come to look back...

Mortgage Brain sees 23% uplift in broker attendance

Mortgage Brain's 2015 series of Mortgage Vision events, held during October and November, saw a...

Further curb on buy-to-let signalled

George Osborne has given the go-ahead for the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee to restrict...

LLA responds to FAMR and financial guidance consultation

The Later Life Academy (LLA), the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers,...

TFC secures full home finance permissions

Specialist distributor TFC Homeloans has been granted home finance permissions by the Financial Conduct...

Promise secures consumer credit and mortgage authorisation

Promise Solutions has received Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation ahead of the implementation of...

The Loans Engine secures MCD permissions

Master broker The Loans Engine (TLE) has received formal confirmation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that its application for...

FCA implementation will cost us extra, say insurers

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said it was disappointed that the FCA’s...

ASTL amends code of conduct

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) is seeking to improve standards in the bridging...

BoE ready to intervene in buy-to-let market

The Bank of England has expressed its concerns over the buy-to-let sector. The central bank...

Bank hit with £72m fine

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank £72,069,400 for failing to minimise...

Investec will remain in foreign currency mortgage market

Investec Private Banking will continue to offer residential mortgages to UK based borrowers who...

Senior HBOS figures could face enforcement action

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published the review...

Paradigm produces new MCD update

Paradigm Mortgage Services has published its latest Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) implementation update for...

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The FCA should make later life lending central to its public discussions

The government’s ongoing focus on growing the economy has led it down the path to various industry regulators, not least our own FCA, with...

Auctions are growing in popularity – but choose your lender carefully

Property auctions have traditionally been a niche part of the UK property market, accounting for around 20,000 residential property sales each year, roughly one...

A wealth of experience

High net worth clients may need more from their lender and their broker, so it’s important that as an adviser, you are ready and...

Housing promises vs. reality: Will the Government deliver on 1.5 million new homes?

Next year will be 80 years since the New Towns Act (1946) was passed through Parliament. As a result of the destruction during WWII, this...

Navigating a changing buy-to-let landscape in 2025

The buy-to-let market has long been a cornerstone of the UK property sector, but recent trends and upcoming policy changes are reshaping the landscape. For...

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PRIMIS Mortgage Network becomes distribution partner for ModaMortgages 

Recently launched buy-to-let lender ModaMortgages has joined the PRIMIS Mortgage Network lender panel. PRIMIS brokers...

Skipton Building Society cuts fixed mortgage rates across entire range

Skipton Building Society has announced significant rate reductions across its fixed mortgage range, effective...

Hanley Economic unveils flexible renovation mortgage as homeowners opt to improve, not move

Hanley Economic Building Society has launched a new mortgage product aimed at supporting homeowners...

Mortgage Brain appoints David Louw to lead intermediary success team

Mortgage technology provider Mortgage Brain has appointed David Louw as team leader for intermediary...