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Regulators urged to improve policy communications to advice sector
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One in five people giving away money to beat IHT, study finds
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The Mortgage Mum and LIBF launch new scholarship scheme
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Retail investors withdraw £1.8bn from funds in August
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Annual house price growth up to 2.2% in September – Nationwide
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Hargreaves Lansdown hits record AUA in FY25
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SmartSearch has announced an integration with financial services software provider, Iress
Posted: 06/10/2025
Coventry Building Society has become the latest lender to be added to Mortgage Brain’s new Submissions Brain platform
Posted: 06/10/2025
Twenty-three per cent of people are aiming to give money away as part of an effort to manage their inheritance tax (IHT) bills, new research by Hargreaves Lansdown has indicated
Posted: 06/10/2025
LIBF has launched a new scholarship scheme with The Mortgage Mum to support people from underrepresented groups and help them start a career in mortgage advice
Posted: 06/10/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Suttons Financial Advisors, Barclays and Aldermore
Posted: 06/10/2025
One Mortgage System (OMS) has been chosen by Mortgage Finance Brokers as its customer relationship management (CRM) provider
Posted: 06/10/2025
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added specialist digital lender, Afin Bank, to its lender panel
Posted: 06/10/2025
Mercer has completed the acquisition of London-based investment advisory and model portfolio service (MPS) provider Fundhouse
Posted: 03/10/2025
Digital savings and investment platform, NuWealth, which is part of Quilter, has rebranded as Quilter Invest
Posted: 03/10/2025
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has reached its record assets under administration (AUA) in the year to 30 June, which increased by 11% to £172.7bn
Posted: 03/10/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Market Harborough Building Society, LHV Bank and Hampshire Trust Bank
Posted: 03/10/2025
JPMorgan has announced plans to replace the Nutmeg brand and offer its services on a new wealth management and investment business JPMorgan Personal Investing
Posted: 02/10/2025
UK retail investors withdrew a net £1.8bn from funds in August, a figure significantly up from July’s £277m, new data from the Investment Association (IA) has revealed
Posted: 02/10/2025
Together has called for a "thorough overhaul" of the homebuying market in Britain, after the firm found that many homeowners are caught up in housing chains and face costly delays
Posted: 02/10/2025
Trade body PIMFA has called on policymakers to provide greater “clarity, consistency and proportionality” in their communications to the financial advice sector.
The group suggested that while the sector recognises the importance of proportionate regulation, the volume of reforms and lack of clarity in communications are having a significant impact on day-to-day operations
The group suggested that while the sector recognises the importance of proportionate regulation, the volume of reforms and lack of clarity in communications are having a significant impact on day-to-day operations
Posted: 02/10/2025
Air has launched a new suitability report ahead of any potential regulatory change as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Future of the Mortgage Market Discussion Paper
Posted: 02/10/2025
Advisers are experiencing a surge in enquiries about inheritance tax (IHT) ahead of the Budget, according to investment manager Downing, as demand for support on estate planning continues to expand
Posted: 02/10/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring ModaMortgages, PEXA and Chetwood Bank
Posted: 02/10/2025
Clients are increasingly accessing their tax-free pension allowance to gift to younger generations amid inheritance tax (IHT) changes and Budget speculation, according to Forvis Mazars
Posted: 01/10/2025
RAW Capital Partners has recorded its best year of lending, after surpassing its total value of mortgages delivered in 2024 with three months of the year remaining
Posted: 01/10/2025
The annual rate of UK house price growth crept up slightly to 2.2% in September, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index (HPI)
Posted: 01/10/2025
IG has been granted its cryptoasset license by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), allowing the firm to expand its crypto offering for customers
Posted: 01/10/2025
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has announced an investment in Hull-based firm, UK Moneyman
Posted: 01/10/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Hampshire Trust Bank, West One and Nivo
Posted: 01/10/2025
The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) has added CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries to its lender panel
Posted: 01/10/2025
Mortgage Intelligence has added Quantum Mortgages to its lender panel
Posted: 30/09/2025
Cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, Finova, has announced a strategic partnership with software firm, Escode
Posted: 30/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Afin Bank, SDKA, Arc & Co. and Hampshire Trust Bank
Posted: 30/09/2025
Santander has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as part of an effort by the lender to digitise its homebuying process
Posted: 30/09/2025
The estimated number of UK residential transactions totalled 103,610 in August, which is a 1% drop year-on-year, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 30/09/2025
The number of homeowners applying for an equity release loan with the purpose of gifting to family members or friends has increased by 9% on last year, new research by Canada Life has indicated
Posted: 30/09/2025
Step One Finance has selected Phoebus Software as its mortgage servicing partner to support future lending growth
Posted: 30/09/2025
First Mortgage, which is part of Mortgage Advice Bureau, has announced a strategic partnership with digital wealth manager Moneybox
Posted: 29/09/2025
Stonebridge and The Mortgage Shop have announced a renewed partnership with a long-term deal
Posted: 29/09/2025
Two fifths (40%) of UK investors would be more likely to invest in cryptocurrency if their investment platform, adviser, or bank offered access to the asset class, research from WisdomTree has found
Posted: 29/09/2025
Net mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased by 500 month-on-month in August to 64,700, despite the base rate being cut to 4%, the Bank of England (BoE) has revealed
Posted: 29/09/2025
The average UK house price growth climbed to £271,000 in August, according to the latest Zoopla House Price Index
Posted: 29/09/2025
Fintel has announced the launch of a new distribution platform, Omnicore, which is designed to provide a conduit between providers and advisers
Posted: 29/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Recognise Bank, Ultimate Finance and Cohort Capital
Posted: 29/09/2025
The Amtico Company Pension Scheme has completed a £52m full buy-in with Standard Life, securing the benefits of 425 members
Posted: 26/09/2025
more2life has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Mortgage Market Discussion Paper, calling on the regulator to create conditions for the later life lending sector to deliver its full potential.
Posted: 26/09/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to people investing in high-risk schemes offered by unregulated firms without appreciating the risks involved
Posted: 26/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Nationwide, United Trust Bank Mortgages and StreamBank
Posted: 26/09/2025
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed an £11.9m development facility to fund the delivery of 58 new homes in Ashford, Middlesex
Posted: 25/09/2025
The Flower Group has announced the launch of an all-in-one data analysis tool that aims to support the commercial growth of financial planning businesses
Posted: 25/09/2025
Mortgage and insurance network Mortgage Intelligence has confirmed that West One has joined its lender panel
Posted: 25/09/2025
Raw Knowledge has launched a new managed smart data platform for the wealth and investment management sector
Posted: 25/09/2025
The average amount for a lifetime mortgage lump sum query has increased by 29% from last year, new analysis by Advise Wise has shown
Posted: 25/09/2025
The SG Pension Fund has completed a £160m buy-in with Aviva, securing the retirement benefits of more than 1,900 members
Posted: 25/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring LiveMore, Masthaven Finance and ONP Solicitors
Posted: 25/09/2025
Wealthy individuals are increasingly seeking advice on inheritance tax (IHT) and estate planning amid speculation around tax changes ahead of the Autumn Budget
Posted: 24/09/2025
Ninety-eight per cent of adults living with their parents cannot afford to buy the average first-time buyer home in their area based on their own income, Skipton Group research has found
Posted: 24/09/2025
The Government’s draft inheritance tax (IHT) reforms have been labelled “unworkable” by trade association, PIMFA.
The body representing financial advisers and wealth managers across the UK has warned that the plans also risk creating serious problems for bereaved families
The body representing financial advisers and wealth managers across the UK has warned that the plans also risk creating serious problems for bereaved families
Posted: 24/09/2025
Acre has launched a refreshed client portal which includes new features that aim to help brokers move clients from first engagement through to completion
Posted: 24/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Foundation Home Loans, Fleet Mortgages and Barclays
Posted: 24/09/2025
Shawbrook Bank and Eligible have launched a new partnership aiming to enhance customer retention and improve the overall borrower experience
Posted: 24/09/2025
MorganAsh has added an upgrade to the algorithms behind the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to improve how it supports clients with multiple vulnerabilities
Posted: 24/09/2025
Wealth management firm Artorius has announced the acquisition of four investment managers and the completion of its migration to BNY Pershing
Posted: 23/09/2025
Two-year fixed and tracker mortgages have seen a year-on-year uptick in preference from buy-to-let (BTL) landlords when it comes to remortgaging, Landbay has revealed
Posted: 23/09/2025
One Mortgage System (OMS) has completed a full integration with DocuSign to provide users with a streamlined way to manage e-signature capability
Posted: 23/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Butterfield Mortgages, Hanley Economic Building Society and Target Group
Posted: 23/09/2025
Confidence among mortgage advisers is “soaring”, according to mortgage network Stonebridge, with 81% of advisers upbeat about the mortgage market’s outlook over the next 12 months
Posted: 23/09/2025
Over three in five (61%) landlords are planning to raise rents in the next 12 months, Pegasus Insight has revealed
Posted: 23/09/2025
Loans Warehouse has been added to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s referral panel
Posted: 23/09/2025
Financial advisers believe their current focus on portfolio management is costing them new business and hindering their ability to help people with effective financial planning, Rathbones Group has stated
Posted: 22/09/2025
John Goddard has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) at investment management firm, Quilter Cheviot
Posted: 22/09/2025
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced new plans to reduce the regulatory requirements for banks by deleting 37 individual reporting templates
Posted: 22/09/2025
Black & White Bridging is giving attendees of the London Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) the opportunity to win an Airbnb voucher if they visit the firm’s stand at the event
Posted: 22/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Offa, Hargreaves Lansdown and Cambridge Building Society
Posted: 22/09/2025
Pivotal Growth has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker, Believe Money Group, for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 22/09/2025
StreamBank has been added to the New Leaf Distribution lender panel
Posted: 22/09/2025
An estimated 135,000 mortgages on five-year fixed rate terms were taken out in the last three months of 2020 at rates near historic lows, analysis by Lloyds has highlighted
Posted: 19/09/2025
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts reached £3.7bn in the five months to August, increasing by 5% year-on-year, HMRC has revealed.
The latest figure marks a £190m increase on the same period last year, after £8.2bn was collected in IHT receipts by HMRC across the 2024/25 tax year
The latest figure marks a £190m increase on the same period last year, after £8.2bn was collected in IHT receipts by HMRC across the 2024/25 tax year
Posted: 19/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring HLPartnership, Nationwide and Twenty7tec
Posted: 19/09/2025
Offa has been added to Rosemount Financial Solutions’ (IFA) lender panel
Posted: 19/09/2025
Rising compliance and portfolio management demands are reducing the time that financial advisers are spending to address client concerns about their financial affairs, new analysis by Rathbones has warned
Posted: 19/09/2025
The Bank of England (BoE) has opted to hold interest rates at their current level of 4%
Posted: 18/09/2025
Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has signed a contract extension with mortgage lender, MPowered, to act as its surveying supplier
Posted: 18/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Nationwide, Yorkshire Building Society and The Mortgage Works
Posted: 18/09/2025
The total number of ISAs has increased to the highest level for 13 years, new figures released by HMRC have shown
Posted: 18/09/2025
Bridging completions fell by 8.9% in the three months to the end of June, totalling £2.3bn, the Bridging & Development Lending Association (BDLA) has revealed
Posted: 18/09/2025
Phoebus Software has launched a new partnership with Aston University to develop a suite of generative AI-powered tools for banks, building societies and lenders to service mortgage and savings accounts.
Posted: 17/09/2025
Seven in 10 (70%) independent financial advisers (IFAs) are positive about their business outlook for the next 12 months, new research by ValidPath has indicated
Posted: 17/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Fleet Mortgages, United Trust Bank and Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries
Posted: 17/09/2025
Annual UK house price growth slowed to 2.8% in the year to July, according to the latest UK House Price Index published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Posted: 17/09/2025
UK inflation increased by 3.8% in the 12 months to August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed
Posted: 17/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, Hampshire Trust Bank, GB Bank, and SDKA
Posted: 16/09/2025
Financial services management consultancy Simplify Consulting is expanding into new sectors, building on its existing wealth management practice
Posted: 16/09/2025
Beckett Investment Management has acquired Swallow Financial Planning, a chartered financial planning firm based in Ipswich, for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 16/09/2025
Chetwood Bank has joined the Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) as an associate member
Posted: 16/09/2025
One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced a new partnership with Bath Building Society
Posted: 16/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Foundation Home Loans, Afin bank, and Selina Finance
Posted: 15/09/2025
Around one in three people (32%) believe they will need an inheritance to have enough income to live on in retirement, new research from Hargreaves Lansdown has shown.
A study by the investment platform revealed that 44% of respondents said they wouldn’t need an inheritance, while 24% said they were unsure
A study by the investment platform revealed that 44% of respondents said they wouldn’t need an inheritance, while 24% said they were unsure
Posted: 15/09/2025
Over one third (35%) of aspiring homebuyers have said that the fear of being rejected is the biggest barrier to applying for a mortgage, according to new research from LendInvest Mortgages
Posted: 15/09/2025
Specialist lender Together has launched a new partnership with Primis Mortgage Network
Posted: 15/09/2025
Specialist lender ModaMortgages has partnered with mortgage and insurance network, Mortgage Intelligence
Posted: 15/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries, Sylvan Financial Management, and Legal & General
Posted: 12/09/2025
Just Group has completed a £23m buy-in with the Welcome Break Pension Plan scheme
Posted: 12/09/2025
Data from Action Fraud has revealed that £17,657,249 in pension savings was lost to fraud in 2024, with individuals losing an average of £33,848 each
Posted: 12/09/2025
Tavistock Investments has completed the acquisition of Lifetime Financial Management Intermediaries for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 12/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Fleet Mortgages, United Trust Bank (UTB) and conveybuddy
Posted: 11/09/2025
The rising number of UK retirees reducing the financial support they provide to younger generations raises “serious questions” about the future of intergenerational wealth transfer, Quilter has stated
Posted: 11/09/2025
The Government has failed to set out a plan for reforming the lifetime ISA (LISA), according to the Treasury Select Committee
Posted: 11/09/2025
Over three quarters of brokers (78%) are in support of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) mortgage rule review, new research by Nottingham Building Society has shown
Posted: 11/09/2025
Market Financial Solutions has been added to Sesame’s panel of lenders
Posted: 11/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Gatehouse Bank, YBS Commercial Mortgages and Chetwood Bank
Posted: 10/09/2025
The Pandrol Group Pension Scheme has secured a £45m buy-in with Royal London, covering around 200 scheme members
Posted: 10/09/2025
Contactless card payments could soon exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Posted: 10/09/2025
Average rental yields have returned to their highest levels in the last decade as buy-to-let (BTL) profitability rebounded strongly in Q2, landlord research from Pegasus Insight has shown
Posted: 10/09/2025
Target Group has urged lenders to rethink mortgage servicing by reframing it as a “strategic asset for customer retention”, rather than a cost centre
Posted: 10/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Iress, Nationwide, Landbay and United Trust Bank
Posted: 09/09/2025
Financial planning firm AAB Wealth has announced the acquisition of Integrity Financial Management and the consolidation of previous acquisitions under its brand
Posted: 09/09/2025
New business agreed in the consumer finance market increased by 4% in July compared with the same month last year, new figures published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have shown
Posted: 09/09/2025
Bridging lender TAB has secured a £500m investment from funds managed by investment manager, AB CarVal
Posted: 09/09/2025
The value of later life mortgage lending to borrowers over the age of 55 reached £5.2bn in Q2, a level 3% up on the same quarter last year
Posted: 09/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Suffolk Building Society, Hodge and Titan Square Mile
Posted: 08/09/2025
Savers approaching or in retirement are set to face a significant rise in the tax they pay on savings interest, new analysis by Paragon Bank has indicated
Posted: 08/09/2025
Hargreaves Lansdown has announced a partnership with Schroders Capital to add two of its private market long-term asset funds (LTAFs) to the platform
Posted: 08/09/2025
Higher loan-to-value (LTV) product choice in the mortgage market has reached its highest level for 17 years, according to data published by Moneyfacts
Posted: 08/09/2025
Buckinghamshire Building Society has been added to the Primis lender panel
Posted: 08/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Newcastle for Intermediaries, Acre, and Chetwood Bank
Posted: 05/09/2025
Fewer than a quarter of the UK’s landlords believe that planning reform will positively impact their business, a new study by Landbay has indicated
Posted: 05/09/2025
More than half (51%) of financial institutions plan to increase their investment in artificial intelligence (AI) over the next 12 months, as attitudes towards the technology shift amid improved productivity, research from Lloyds Banking Group has found
Posted: 05/09/2025
Pepper Money has urged the Government to implement reforms to its shared ownership policy following a visit by the specialist lender to Downing Street
Posted: 05/09/2025
House price inflation eased to 2.2% in August, having stood at 2.5% in the year to July, new figures from Halifax have indicated
Posted: 05/09/2025
PayPlan has announced a partnership with support services provider, MorganAsh
Posted: 04/09/2025
UK retail investors pulled £752m from funds during July, reversing the inflows of £208m in June, new figures published by the Investment Association (IA) have revealed
Posted: 04/09/2025
A petition calling to stop inheritance tax (IHT) coming under the scope of pension pots has passed 10,000 signatures within a month
Posted: 04/09/2025
Ninety-three thousand buy-to-let (BTL) landlords will step away from the rental market this year, Black & White Bridging research has revealed
Posted: 04/09/2025
Half of UK adults (50%) would consider downsizing their property if the right help existed, new research by Yorkshire Building Society has indicated
Posted: 04/09/2025
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added Norton Home Loans to its lender panel
Posted: 04/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Market Financial Solutions, Dudley Building Society and Butterfield Mortgages
Posted: 04/09/2025
Grovebridge Financial and Clifton Business Consultancy have joined Clifton Wealth Partnership (CWP), following a successful integration process
Posted: 03/09/2025
Aberdeen has entered into a strategic partnership with Titanbay to simplify access to private markets for wealth managers and distributers in the UK
Posted: 03/09/2025
The Treasury has confirmed that Rachel Reeves will announce her Budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday 26 November
Posted: 03/09/2025
Almost three quarters (74%) of British consumers prefer to receive financial advice from human advisers rather than using artificial intelligence (AI), Unbiased has found
Posted: 03/09/2025
PMS Mortgage Club has added Afin Bank to its panel of lenders, to increase the number of specialist mortgage solutions available to its members
Posted: 03/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Fleet Mortgages, more2life and Nottingham Building Society
Posted: 03/09/2025
One Mortgage System (OMS) has renewed a strategic integration agreement with mortgage tech firm, Twenty7tec
Posted: 03/09/2025
Sesame has announced the addition of April Mortgages to its lender panel
Posted: 02/09/2025
Together has partnered with Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) to support brokers looking to place specialist residential first charge mortgages
Posted: 02/09/2025
Later life lending qualifications should be part of standard qualifications to be able to advise on mortgages, according to Key Advice
Posted: 02/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Just Mortgages, conveybuddy and Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA)
Posted: 02/09/2025
7IM has launched the first phase of a new reporting suite, which is designed to provide advice firms using its platform with faster access to client data
Posted: 02/09/2025
Millbrook Business Finance has launched a new commercial property finance division
Posted: 02/09/2025
Shawbrook Group has agreed to acquire specialist lender, ThinCats Group, for an undisclosed sum
Posted: 02/09/2025
Wealth manager Rathbones has reported a surge in client queries about estate planning amid concerns of possible changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) regime
Posted: 01/09/2025
Evelyn Partners’ assets under management (AUM) reached a record high of £64.6bn at the end of the first half of 2025, its half-year results report has revealed
Posted: 01/09/2025
New measures to tackle fraud, including the new corporate criminal offence of failing to prevent fraud, have come into effect today
Posted: 01/09/2025
Iress has announced a partnership with Aviva to launch a new guaranteed fixed term income plan
Posted: 01/09/2025
Net mortgage approvals increased again in July to total 65,400, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 01/09/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Raisin UK, Afin Bank and Primis
Posted: 01/09/2025
UK house price growth softened to 2.1% in August, following an annual increase of 2.4% in July, Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 01/09/2025
PIMFA has welcomed the “targeted support” proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) but also called on the regulator for clarity in key areas
Posted: 29/08/2025
Limited company ownership is now a significant driver of buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage activity, according to Pegasus Insight
Posted: 29/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Vida Homeloans, Leeds Building Society and Accord Mortgages
Posted: 29/08/2025
The number of residential property transactions totalled 101,070 in July, increasing by 4% year-on-year, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 29/08/2025
Over a third (34%) of people declined for a mortgage were never referred to a specialist lender, despite being eligible, Shawbrook research has found
Posted: 29/08/2025
Financial planning solutions provider Benchmark Capital has entered a new partnership with cash management platform Insignis to deliver cash management solutions for advisers
Posted: 28/08/2025
Fleet Mortgages has launched a new guide for advisers and landlords, ahead of the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Bill
Posted: 28/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring London Credit, Phoebus and Skipton Building Society
Posted: 28/08/2025
Pivotal Growth has announced the acquisitions of More Choice Financial and McPolin Financial Services, to expand its presence across England and Northern Ireland
Posted: 28/08/2025
Over half (52%) of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords intend to purchase new properties within the next 12 months, Landbay research has found
Posted: 28/08/2025
A total 56,389 mortgages have now been completed under the Government’s mortgage guarantee scheme since it was introduced in in April 2021
Posted: 27/08/2025
UK banks are projected to invest over £1.8bn into generative AI (GenAI) technologies by 2030, as they look to seek gains in productivity, cost-efficiency and service excellence, Zopa Bank has stated
Posted: 27/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Darlington Building Society, LHV Bank and ecmk
Posted: 27/08/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has received almost 5,000 scam reports of people impersonating the regulator in the first half of 2025
Posted: 27/08/2025
The number of savings providers and product choices on the market reached respective record highs in August, Moneyfacts has revealed
Posted: 27/08/2025
Three in 10 savers (30%) are losing out on interest by keeping money in a savings account where a short-term bonus has expired, Investec Save research has found
Posted: 27/08/2025
Over one in three UK advisers (36%) are planning to increase existing clients’ assets under their advice in an effort to grow their business organically, new research from NextWealth and Aegon has shown
Posted: 27/08/2025
The John Cotton (Mirfield) Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme has completed an £11m full scheme buy-in with Just Group
Posted: 26/08/2025
Financial advisers are facing an uphill marketing battle, according to a study from Unbiased which found that 44% of advisers named limited budgets as their biggest barrier to growth
Posted: 26/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Molo Finance, Pivotal Growth and StreamBank
Posted: 26/08/2025
The period before the stamp duty deadline in April this year saw “a brief but significant elevation” in higher-value lending, according to analysis by Equifax
Posted: 26/08/2025
An estimated 3.3 million prospective homeowners have missed out on the opportunity to own a home since the financial crisis of 2008, according to analysis by Pepper Money
Posted: 26/08/2025
Over half (52%) of mortgage brokers expect at least two more cuts to the Bank of England (BoE) base rate before the end of February 2026, Landbay has revealed
Posted: 26/08/2025
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has appointed conveyancing technology platform, LMS, as its newest affiliate member
Posted: 26/08/2025
The number of bank, credit union and building society branches in the UK has declined by 34% in the space of five years, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown
Posted: 22/08/2025
Advised platform assets under management (AUM) continued to rise in the second quarter of 2025, with net sales at their highest level in three years, analysis from The Lang Cat has revealed
Posted: 22/08/2025
conveybuddy has reported a shift towards remortgage instructions away from purchase instructions in Q2
Posted: 22/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Aldermore, LendInvest Mortgages and Skipton Business Finance
Posted: 22/08/2025
Almost three quarters (74%) of brokers have stated that mortgage products are no longer fit for purpose for how people live and work today, Nottingham Building Society has found
Posted: 22/08/2025
Aberdeen has agreed the sale of its financial planning business to financial advice and planning firm, Ascot Lloyd, for an undisclosed sum
Posted: 21/08/2025
Mortgage intermediaries remained confident in their businesses and the intermediary sector during Q2, despite a softening in market activity following the end of the stamp duty holiday in April
Posted: 21/08/2025
Fernwood Financial Limited has entered liquidation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced
Posted: 21/08/2025
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts totalled £3.06bn in the four months to July, increasing by 8% year-on-year, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 21/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries, Landbay and Newcastle for Intermediaries
Posted: 21/08/2025
OSB Group has reported a 1.2% rise in net loans and advances to £25.4bn in its latest H1 results, supported by a 10% growth in originations to £2.1bn
Posted: 20/08/2025
The ABB Plan has completed a £700m buy-in with Aviva, securing the retirement benefits of more than 4,450 pensioner members and over 2,900 deferred members
Posted: 20/08/2025
UK house price growth accelerated to 3.7% in the year to June, up from 2.7% in May, according to the latest UK House Price Index published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Posted: 20/08/2025
Waltham Forest Council Employee Credit Union (WFCECU), trading as Forest Savers, has entered administration and has now stopped trading, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced
Posted: 20/08/2025
UK inflation increased to 3.8% in July, creeping up from 3.6% in the year to June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed
Posted: 20/08/2025
An estimated £137bn could be unlocked for retail investments across the UK by improving financial confidence, according to new research by Moneybox
Posted: 20/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Word On The Street, Active Chartered Financial Planners and Principality Intermediaries
Posted: 20/08/2025
Financial estates in London and the South East paid almost three times more inheritance tax (IHT) than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined across the same tax year, new regional HMRC has data shown
Posted: 19/08/2025
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has confirmed that five financial services firms were declared in default in June and July 2025
Posted: 19/08/2025
PEXA has announced that it is launching its new full proposition to the UK market next month
Posted: 19/08/2025
Pepper Money has reduced its standard bank statement requirements for employed and self-employed applicants to one month
Posted: 19/08/2025
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts on unused pension funds are set to "create confusion and increase the risk of gifting mistakes" for the Bank of Mum and Dad, Key Advice has warned
Posted: 19/08/2025
Accountants and financial advisers are increasingly seeing clients struggling to pay tax bills, new research from Premium Credit has indicated
Posted: 19/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring United Trust Bank, Barclays and AJ Bell
Posted: 19/08/2025
Outstanding balances on credit card accounts have grown by 6.4% per cent over the last year, new UK Finance figures have indicated
Posted: 18/08/2025
Barclays has launched a new residential application system for intermediaries, with early adopters completing cases in an average of 15 minutes
Posted: 18/08/2025
Mortgage advisers within HLPartnership’s (HLP’s) network will see close to 50,000 client mortgage deals worth an estimated £10bn mature in 2026
Posted: 18/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Afin Bank, Tembo and Parmenion
Posted: 18/08/2025
Numbers of financial advisory firms and advisers have fallen significantly over the last three years, according to Freedom of Information data obtained by Begbies Traynor Group from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Posted: 18/08/2025
A working age single homeowner with an average priced home and a moderate pension is set to receive an inheritance tax (IHT) bill of £82,158 from 2027 following changes announced in the Budget, Quilter has revealed
Posted: 18/08/2025
Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added 10 new advisers to its ranks in the second quarter of the year
Posted: 18/08/2025
UK home movers are opting to refinance instead of climbing the property ladder, according to new figures from Twenty7tec
Posted: 15/08/2025
Precise has revealed that its app has been accessed over 4,000 times in its first 12 months
Posted: 15/08/2025
The Misys Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £25m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), securing the benefits of around 190 deferred and pensioner members
Posted: 15/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Accord Mortgages, Aspen Bridging and Access Financial Services
Posted: 15/08/2025
The Helaba Pension and Life Assurance Plan has completed a £36m buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), securing the benefits of all 156 pensioner and deferred members
Posted: 14/08/2025
Trust Financial Planning has entered liquidation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced, after Paul Stanley and Dean Watson of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint liquidators last week
Posted: 14/08/2025
Royal London has introduced a drawdown facility as part of several enhancements to its Principal equity release product
Posted: 14/08/2025
The Treasury is reportedly considering further changes to inheritance tax (IHT), which would potentially see a lifetime cap being imposed on the value of gifts an individual can make before death without incurring an IHT charge
Posted: 14/08/2025
The number of homeowner mortgages in arrears fell by 3% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to Q1, new figures published by UK Finance have shown
Posted: 14/08/2025
UK gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3% in June, rising for the first time since March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed
Posted: 14/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Millbrook Business Finance, Kuflink and Accord Mortgages
Posted: 14/08/2025
Thirty-four organisations and industry bodies from the finance, energy and built environment sectors have pledged their support for the Green Finance Institute’s (GFI) Green Home Finance Roadmap (GHFR) for the Mortgage Industry
Posted: 13/08/2025
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is considering changing its case fee structure which would see firms pay less for complaints resolved earlier in the investigation process
Posted: 13/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Together, Raw Capital Partners and Simplybiz
Posted: 13/08/2025
More than two thirds (67%) of people are unaware of how bonds can be used for inheritance planning and tax mitigation, despite a growing appetite for intergenerational wealth transfer, LV= has found
Posted: 13/08/2025
Almost nine in 10 (87%) UK landlords have reported making a profit in the second quarter of 2025, which is one percentage point off a five-year high, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 13/08/2025
Product choice across the mortgage market has fallen to 6,842 options this month, cancelling out July’s rise in options, figures published by Moneyfacts have shown
Posted: 12/08/2025
The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced the title investigation specialists, ntitle, as its latest affiliate member
Posted: 12/08/2025
Absolute Financial Group, a new independent financial advice (IFA) consolidator, has officially launched today
Posted: 12/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Newcastle for Intermediaries, Nationwide and Landbay
Posted: 12/08/2025
Paradigm has added Cumberland Building Society to its lender panel, making the society's specialist holiday let mortgage proposition available to member firms
Posted: 12/08/2025
Iress has reported double-digit growth in its UK division in H1, which the software firm said had significantly contributed to its overall performance
Posted: 11/08/2025
Wealth management platform Stratiphy has selected Moneyhub to power its newly launched automated investment strategies
Posted: 11/08/2025
The number of individuals paying dividend tax is expected to reach a record 3.67 million in the 2024/25 tax year, according to new analysis by Quilter
Posted: 11/08/2025
Two in five (40%) independent financial advisers (IFAs) believe the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) Advice Guidance Boundary Review will boost demand for their services
Posted: 11/08/2025
Contributions to new stocks and shares ISAs increased by 13% in the second quarter of 2025, Scottish Friendly has revealed
Posted: 11/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Coventry Building Society, Stonebridge and Redwood Bank
Posted: 11/08/2025
e4 Strategic has become the latest firm to join the Open Property Data Association (OPDA)
Posted: 11/08/2025
The WCF Ltd Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme has completed a £7.2m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G), securing benefits for its remaining 122 deferred members
Posted: 08/08/2025
An individual has been found guilty of fraud following a prosecution by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Posted: 08/08/2025
Less than a quarter (23%) of mortgage brokers back plans for looser limits on mortgage lending, Landbay has found
Posted: 08/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Fleet Mortgages, Foundation Home Loans and Paragon Bank
Posted: 08/08/2025
Later life lending platform Air has urged advisers and the regulator to focus on the Consumer Duty challenge posed by the inclusion of unused pension funds in estates
Posted: 08/08/2025
The Sedgwick Section of the MMC UK Pension Fund has completed a £1.9bn buy-in with Standard Life, covering the benefits of all members of this section of the scheme
Posted: 07/08/2025
Aspen Bridging has surpassed £750m in total lending in July, as the firm targets £1bn in lending this year
Posted: 07/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Buckinghamshire Building Society, ModaMortgages and Hampshire Trust Bank
Posted: 07/08/2025
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced a 0.25% cut to its base rate to bring interest rates down to 4%
Posted: 07/08/2025
House price growth stayed flat in June, following a month-on-month dip of 0.3% in May, the latest Halifax House Price Index has shown
Posted: 07/08/2025
Perspective Financial Group has completed a further five acquisitions to take the group’s total number of acquisitions to 121
Posted: 07/08/2025
Access Financial Services has added April Mortgages to its lender panel
Posted: 07/08/2025
Octopus Money has agreed to acquire Virgin Money Investments in a move that the firm said would "significantly accelerate its growth in the direct-to-customer wealth market"
Posted: 06/08/2025
Quilter has posted an adjusted pre-tax profit of £100m in its first half results, a 3% improvement on H1 last year
Posted: 06/08/2025
Metro Bank has seen its profits more than treble in the first half of its financial year, increasing 252% to £45.1m from H2 2024
Posted: 06/08/2025
This year’s Q2 was the first quarter since the COVID pandemic in which both arrears and direct debit rejections (DRRs) declined, according to analysis by Pepper Advantage
Posted: 06/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Atom bank, Luminosity and Black & White Bridging
Posted: 06/08/2025
Wealthy parents are increasingly gifting more of their funds to charity amid a rising inheritance tax (IHT) burden, a new study by Rathbones has indicated
Posted: 06/08/2025
The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has announced that its chief executive officer (CEO), Vic Jannels, will retire from the role at the end of the year
Posted: 06/08/2025
Wealth managers and financial advisers are at risk of ‘failing’ vulnerable customers and face major challenges in dealing with them, according to a study by Huntswood
Posted: 05/08/2025
The National Grid UK Pension Scheme has completed a £900m buy-in with Rothesay, securing the benefits of 7,130 pensioners and their dependants
Posted: 05/08/2025
Seventeen per cent of UK adults over the age of 40 have appointed a power of attorney (POA) in place, new research by Canada Life has highlighted
Posted: 05/08/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined both Neil Woodford and Woodford Investment Management (WIM) a total £45.9m for failures in their management of the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF)
Posted: 05/08/2025
e4 Strategic has launched anew digital workflow management platform, VERSA, which aims to improve efficiency in the conveyancing process
Posted: 05/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring West One, Landbay and TMG Mortgage Network
Posted: 05/08/2025
United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages has launched a new partnership with mortgage and insurance network, Mortgage Intelligence
Posted: 05/08/2025
Personalised wealth management platform Stratiphy has launched, seeking to take advantage of demand from UK investors to have more control over their investments
Posted: 04/08/2025
Over half (53%) of UK adults do not know how their pension investments are performing, Hargreaves Lansdown has revealed
Posted: 04/08/2025
SimplyBiz Mortgages has appointed Afin Bank to its lender panel
Posted: 04/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring LendInvest Mortgages, Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries and Chetwood Bank
Posted: 04/08/2025
Seventeen per cent of active savers over the age of 65 have started gifting cash in response to the Government’s plans to include pensions in inheritance tax (IHT) calculations from April 2027
Posted: 01/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Halifax, Market Harborough Building Society and Coventry for Intermediaries
Posted: 01/08/2025
Just Group has agreed to a £2.4bn acquisition offer from the Bermuda-headquartered retirement services firm, Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BWS)
Posted: 01/08/2025
UK house prices increased by 2.4% in July, after jumping by 2.1% in June, Nationwide has revealed
Posted: 01/08/2025
Intermediary platform Acre has chosen Iress as its new partner for protection sourcing
Posted: 01/08/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Nottingham Building Society, The Mortgage Works and Accord Mortgages
Posted: 31/07/2025
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has announced a new series of options that could make it easier for mid-sized firms to “scale-up and compete” in the residential mortgage market
Posted: 31/07/2025
The number of residential property transactions increased by 17% in June compared to May, new data released by HMRC has revealed
Posted: 31/07/2025
The number of estates subjected to inheritance tax (IHT) has risen by 13% in the space of a year, new figures from HMRC have shown
Posted: 31/07/2025
NatWest has announced a new partnership with fintech platform for buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages, Landbay
Posted: 31/07/2025
The Wealth & Asset Management Awards 2026 is now open to entries from companies in the wealth and asset management sectors
Posted: 30/07/2025
Titan Wealth has announced its intention to acquire East Anglian-based advisory and discretionary portfolio management (DPM) firms, Finance Shop and FS Wealth Management
Posted: 30/07/2025
HSBC has recorded a "messy set of results" in the second quarter according to one analyst, after its pre-tax profit fell by 29% year-on-year to $6.3bn.
The bank said that this drop was due to the recognition of dilution and $2.1bn in impairment losses in BoCom
The bank said that this drop was due to the recognition of dilution and $2.1bn in impairment losses in BoCom
Posted: 30/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun high court proceedings against Concept Capital Group (CCG) over a £23m unauthorised collective investment scheme.
Riverrun Consulting, Gateridge Consulting, and six individuals – Ian Elliott, Adrian Felix, Ayub Swaibu, Edmund Brew, Ernest Kargbo, Raymondip Bedi – are also alleged to have taken part in a scheme involving consumer investments in static homes
Riverrun Consulting, Gateridge Consulting, and six individuals – Ian Elliott, Adrian Felix, Ayub Swaibu, Edmund Brew, Ernest Kargbo, Raymondip Bedi – are also alleged to have taken part in a scheme involving consumer investments in static homes
Posted: 30/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring United Trust Bank, Nationwide and Suffolk Building Society
Posted: 30/07/2025
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has deployed Comentis’ financial vulnerability assessment tool across its broker network
Posted: 30/07/2025
Twenty7Tec has rolled out the first phase of an integration with financial planning platform, FinCalc
Posted: 30/07/2025
The end of fixed term deals and shifting portfolio strategies is driving a major wave of refinancing among buy-to-let (BTL) landlords, research from Pegasus Insight has highlighted
Posted: 29/07/2025
Experian and Sikoia have launched a new partnership to streamline and modernise income and employment verification
Posted: 29/07/2025
The inclusion of unused pension assets in inheritance tax (IHT) calculations will have a significant positive impact on the later life lending market, according to Key Advice
Posted: 29/07/2025
Barclays has reported a pre-tax profit of £5.2bn in the six months to 30 June, increasing by 23% year-on-year and beating expectations
Posted: 29/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Millbrook Business Finance, Fleet Mortgages and Castle Trust Bank
Posted: 29/07/2025
Net mortgage approvals climbed by 900 to reach 64,200 in June, according to the latest Bank of England (BoE) data
Posted: 29/07/2025
Mortgage Brain has added the recently launched specialist lender, Afin Bank, to its Sourcing Brain and Criteria Brain modules
Posted: 29/07/2025
Financial services mutual Wesleyan has partnered with wealth management platform FNZ to make its Smoothed With Profits Fund available on more platforms
Posted: 28/07/2025
Connect for Intermediaries has been selected as one of a limited number of mortgage packagers to partner with the newly launched specialist lender, Afin Bank
Posted: 28/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Foundation Home Loans, BM Solutions and Market Harborough Building Society
Posted: 28/07/2025
The former deputy CEO of asset manager H2O, Jean-Noel Alba, has been fined £1m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and banned from the financial services industry
Posted: 28/07/2025
SilverRock has entered an agreement with 9Y Capital to fund a share of the bridging and refurbishment loans originated by the specialist bridging finance provider
Posted: 28/07/2025
Chetwood Bank has announced that its balance sheet has exceeded £5bn for the first time, increasing by £1bn between May and June 2025
Posted: 28/07/2025
A quarter (25%) of UK adults have stated that they do not feel financially independent, research by Scottish Widows has found
Posted: 28/07/2025
Capital gains tax (CGT) liabilities in the UK fell by 18% year-on-year to £12.1bn in 2023/24, despite the number of people paying CGT increasing, the latest figures from HMRC have revealed
Posted: 25/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries, KSEYE and Nottingham Building Society
Posted: 25/07/2025
Independent financial advisers (IFAs) could get more clarity about value for money (VFM) from their investment providers by using a simple checklist, Hymans Robertson has suggested
Posted: 25/07/2025
The number of people aged 36 and over taking out mortgages with a term of 35 years or more has increased by 251% in the five years to 2024, Quilter has revealed
Posted: 25/07/2025
NatWest has seen its profit before tax increase by 18.4% year-on-year in its first half results, reaching £3.59bn
Posted: 25/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring RAW Capital Partners, InterBay, and Landbay
Posted: 24/07/2025
Norton Finance has become the launch partner for new digital lender, Afin Bank, to support its mortgage proposition
Posted: 24/07/2025
AJ Bell has reported its highest ever quarterly net inflows in Q3, which totalled £2.5bn in the three months to 30 June
Posted: 24/07/2025
Older homeowners unlocked £636m in property wealth in Q2, new data published by the Equity Release Council (ERC) has revealed
Posted: 24/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Afin Bank, LiveMore and Hampshire Trust Bank
Posted: 23/07/2025
Nearly one in 10 (9%) estates liable for inheritance tax (IHT) paid more than £500,000 in the latest available year of data, with the number expected to continue rising as pensions come into the scope of IHT
Posted: 23/07/2025
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has announced a £1m investment in initiatives designed to attract talent for the benefit of the financial planning profession
Posted: 23/07/2025
A total £10.5bn worth of new buy-to-let (BTL) loans were advanced in the first quarter of 2025, a figure up 46.8% on Q1 last year, new UK Finance data has revealed
Posted: 23/07/2025
Suffolk Building Society has joined the intermediary research platform, Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT)
Posted: 23/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has simplified its mortgage rules to make the remortgaging process easier for borrowers, while saving them time and money
Posted: 22/07/2025
The Government has confirmed it is proceeding with its plans to include unused pension pots within inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027 with the publication of draft legislation
Posted: 22/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Spicerhaart Corporate Sales, Atom bank and The Co-Operative Bank for Intermediaries
Posted: 22/07/2025
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts totalled £2.2bn between April and June 2025, which is a £100m increase year-on-year, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 22/07/2025
The gender pension gap has risen to a "stark" 48%, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed
Posted: 21/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Skipton Business Finance, Vida and Clydesdale Bank
Posted: 21/07/2025
The average price of a property in the UK coming to market for sale has fallen by 1.2% month-on-month in July, despite the number of available homes remaining at a decade-high level, Rightmove has found
Posted: 21/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Skipton Building Society, Foundation Home Loans and Aspen Bridging
Posted: 18/07/2025
WealthAi and MDOTM have announced a strategic partnership to expand the reach of MDOTM’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Sphere, to more wealth managers and advisers
Posted: 18/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank and Barclays Bank UK £42m for separate instances of financial crime risk management failings
Posted: 18/07/2025
Lenderhive, a new digital mortgage broker specialising in energy efficiency and appointed representative of the Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) network, has launched today
Posted: 18/07/2025
The Mortgage Awards 2026 are now open to entries for firms across the mortgage space serving clients in the UK
Posted: 17/07/2025
Lloyds Banking Group has stated that it will make an extra £4bn available in lending to high LTV first-time buyers (FTBs)
Posted: 17/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Santander, Accord Mortgages and GB Bank
Posted: 17/07/2025
Paradigm has become the first mortgage club distributor to add Ecology Building Society to its lender panel
Posted: 17/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Chetwood Bank, Chorley Building Society and Birmingham Bank
Posted: 16/07/2025
The average house price in the UK increased by 3.9% in the year to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found.
Posted: 16/07/2025
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, stated that she will continue to "consider further changes" to ISAs in her Mansion House speech last night
Posted: 16/07/2025
UK inflation increased to 3.6% in June, after remaining at 3.4% in the 12 months to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.
The latest figure is the highest inflation rate recorded since January 2024, when consumer prices index (CPI) inflation reached 4%
The latest figure is the highest inflation rate recorded since January 2024, when consumer prices index (CPI) inflation reached 4%
Posted: 16/07/2025
The Government has stated that first-time buyers will be supported in getting on the housing ladder as part of the Leeds Reforms, which aim to cut financial red tape in order to "attract investment and drive growth".
Under the changes, the Bank of England will allow lending at over 4.5 times a buyer’s income, which could help an extra 36,000 people to buy their first home in the first year of the reforms
Under the changes, the Bank of England will allow lending at over 4.5 times a buyer’s income, which could help an extra 36,000 people to buy their first home in the first year of the reforms
Posted: 15/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun the first phase of its reform proposals designed to streamline the senior managers and certification regime (SM&CR).
Posted: 15/07/2025
The Honda Group UK Pension Scheme has completed an £800m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) Assurance Society Limited, securing the retirement benefits of over 1,700 retirees and over 3,000 deferred members
Posted: 15/07/2025
Paradigm has announced a new partnership with the later life lending platform, Air
Posted: 15/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Offa, Gatehouse Bank and Sesame Bankhall Group
Posted: 15/07/2025
Bridging finance is "surging" in 2025, Clifton Private Finance has stated, with market conditions and evolving borrower behaviour contributing to this performance
Posted: 14/07/2025
The Right DA Club has reported "strong results" for the first half of 2025, with growth in both its membership take-up and income
Posted: 14/07/2025
Adult cash ISA balances reached a total of £417bn at the end of May, increasing from £410.5bn in April, Paragon Bank has revealed
Posted: 14/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Zephyr Homeloans, Barnett Waddingham and Quantum Mortgages
Posted: 14/07/2025
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% month-on-month in May, after dropping by 0.3% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.
In the three months to May, GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.5% compared to the three months to February 2025
In the three months to May, GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.5% compared to the three months to February 2025
Posted: 11/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Atom bank, Nationwide and Newcastle for Intermediaries
Posted: 11/07/2025
Financial advisers are “caught between two worlds” as they navigate the tension between proven ways of working and the need to adapt to connect with younger generations, according to Nucleus
Posted: 11/07/2025
LiveMore has completed its second social bond securitisation in a deal worth £215m
Posted: 11/07/2025
conveybuddy has appointed Birchall Blackburn Law to its panel of conveyancing providers, adding further scale and capacity for its advisers and clients in England and Wales.
Posted: 11/07/2025
Fiducia Commercial Network has launched a partnership with Doc2, a software firm that provides automated document creation and eSigning
Posted: 10/07/2025
First-time buyers (FTBs) are being offered significantly higher maximum loan sizes compared to what they have requested, new analysis from brokerage platform Acre has revealed
Posted: 10/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Black & White Bridging, West One and Broadstone
Posted: 10/07/2025
Over a third (37%) of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords would stop investing in their existing properties if rent controls were brought in by the Government, Landbay has found.
Posted: 10/07/2025
ONP Solicitors has partnered with Coventry Building Society to become the sole legal provider in England and Wales for the society’s new buy-to-let (BTL) limited company remortgage proposition
Posted: 10/07/2025
The vast majority of savers (97%) are against the Government’s plans to reduce the annual cash ISA allowance, according to a new survey by Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB)
Posted: 09/07/2025
Seventy-five per cent of British adults would support the introduction of a wealth tax of 2% on wealth over £10m, according to a survey from YouGov
Posted: 09/07/2025
A cash ISA saver maxing out their annual allowance every year since the product launched in 1999 may have lost out on more than £134,000 in real wealth creation compared to those investing in UK shares, research by IG has found
Posted: 09/07/2025
There has been a jump in the number of property owners with higher value homes taking out new lifetime mortgages, according to research from Pure Retirement
Posted: 09/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries, CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries and YouConvey
Posted: 09/07/2025
SmartSearch has launched a strategic partnership with CRM and back-office platform, Plannr
Posted: 09/07/2025
The Equity Release Council has announced loan origination platform, Mast, as its newest member
Posted: 09/07/2025
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added April Mortgages to its panel
Posted: 08/07/2025
Partners Wealth Management (PWM) has announced the acquisition of Navigate Capital Management (NCM)
Posted: 08/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Hampshire Trust Bank, Aldermore and Skipton Building Society
Posted: 08/07/2025
Monzo has been fined £21.1m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for having inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls
Posted: 08/07/2025
Almost half (49%) of people have stated that they want to financially support family members in retirement, but just 28% see it as a "realistic aim", Hargreaves Lansdown has found
Posted: 08/07/2025
First-time buyer (FTB) mortgage applications increased by 12.4% on last year in the second quarter of 2025, analysis by Yorkshire Building Society has highlighted
Posted: 08/07/2025
Market Harborough Building Society has partnered with mortgage club and specialist packager, Brilliant Solutions, to make its specialist lending solutions available to more brokers across England and Wales
Posted: 08/07/2025
Average mortgage rates on two and five-year fixed products have fallen this month by 0.03% and 0.01% to 5.09% and 5.08%, respectively
Posted: 07/07/2025
Families in the UK have made more than 18,000 reclaims for overpaid inheritance tax (IHT) in the last three years, NFU Mutual has revealed
Posted: 07/07/2025
Bridging market activity has seen a significant uptick in 2025, following collapsed property transactions costing an estimated £275.5m during the first quarter
Posted: 07/07/2025
The last 12 months have seen a significant increase in the number of savers opening a cash ISA, analysis by Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has shown
Posted: 07/07/2025
Monthly house price growth in the UK saw no change in June, after dropping by 0.3% in May, Halifax has revealed
Posted: 07/07/2025
One in five (20%) baby boomers have described leaving an inheritance as one of their top five goals for retirement, Just Group has revealed
Posted: 07/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Darlington Building Society, Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries and Pepper Money
Posted: 07/07/2025
UK Finance has published its submission to the Government ahead of the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech on 15 July
Posted: 04/07/2025
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) said it has continued to build on "strong foundations" and strengthen its core capabilities, after paying out £327m in compensation in the 2024/25 financial year
Posted: 04/07/2025
The average rental yield across England and Wales stood at 7.5% in Q2, new research by Fleet Mortgages has shown
Posted: 04/07/2025
High net worth individuals (HNWIs) are significantly underestimating the amount of money they will need to achieve their desired standard of living in retirement, according to analysis from Saltus
Posted: 04/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Chorley Building Society, Foundation Home Loans and Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries
Posted: 04/07/2025
Darlington Building Society has warned that the Government’s anticipated cut to the cash ISA allowance could have "wide-reaching consequences" for mortgage funding, savers, the housing market and the UK economy
Posted: 03/07/2025
The Molins UK Pension Fund has completed a £249m buy-in deal with Aviva, securing the benefits of over 3,500 members of the scheme
Posted: 03/07/2025
Shackleton has announced the acquisition of the Chetwood Group for an undisclosed amount
Posted: 03/07/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has clarified its rulings on bullying, harassment and violence as part of an effort to improve trust in the financial services sector
Posted: 03/07/2025
Ninety-five per cent of surveyed advisers have reported growth in protection sales, PRIMIS has revealed
Posted: 03/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Paragon Bank, Hampshire Trust Bank and Stonebridge
Posted: 03/07/2025
HomeOwners Alliance has launched MQube’s AI-powered chatbot, Criteria Genius, on its website to provide additional support and education on the homebuying process for its online visitors
Posted: 03/07/2025
Consumers lodged more than 305,000 complaints about financial products with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the last financial year, new figures have revealed
Posted: 02/07/2025
Lantern has adopted new software, powered by DebtStream, to improve its customer-facing portal and provide clients with support as they manage their financial situations
Posted: 02/07/2025
Mortgage and protection brokerage, Access Financial Services (Access FS), has announced a semi-exclusive distribution partnership with Afin Bank, a new lender set to launch later this year
Posted: 02/07/2025
Independent financial advisers (IFAs) and wealth managers are planning to increase their clients’ exposure to private markets, Wealth Club has found
Posted: 02/07/2025
TSB has been bought by Spanish bank Santander in an all-cash deal worth £2.65bn
Posted: 02/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Selina Finance, London Credit and Hinckley & Rugby for Intermediaries
Posted: 02/07/2025
Tink has announced a new open banking partnership with the wealth app, Chip
Posted: 02/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Zephyr Homeloans, Paragon Bank, and Mansfield Building Society
Posted: 01/07/2025
The Chancellor is expected to announce new plans to cut the cash ISA allowance in her Mansion House speech next month, according to reports
Posted: 01/07/2025
Annual house price inflation slowed to 2.1% in June, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index
Posted: 01/07/2025
Atom bank has announced a new partnership with Fiducia Commercial Network
Posted: 01/07/2025
Keystone Property Finance has successfully completed its fifth securitisation, containing £400m worth of buy-to-let (BTL) loans originated by Keystone and including £80m of pre-funding
Posted: 01/07/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Market Harborough Building Society, Vida Homeloans and Dudley Building Society
Posted: 30/06/2025
Net mortgage approvals for house purchases increased to 63,000 in May, a total up by 2,400 compared to April, new Bank of England (BoE) figures have shown
Posted: 30/06/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new changes to investment advice rules in what it described “once-in-a-generation” reforms
Posted: 30/06/2025
CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has joined All Money Matters’ lender panel via its 1APP aggregator platform
Posted: 30/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Together, Roma Finance, Yorkshire Building Society
Posted: 27/06/2025
Around 3.5 million households who might have expected to buy a home since the financial crisis are still waiting to enter the market, analysis from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has revealed
Posted: 27/06/2025
The UK wealth management industry is set for a record-breaking year of mergers & acquisitions (M&A), with 77% of wealth managers planning acquisitions in 2025, according to SEI
Posted: 27/06/2025
Residential property transactions across the UK fell by 13% in May compared to last year, new HMRC data has shown
Posted: 27/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Atom bank, Fleet Mortgages, and London Credit
Posted: 26/06/2025
Investing and trading platform IG has launched a new campaign in a bid to “reverse the alarming decline of the UK’s equity market”
Posted: 26/06/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ban former Barclays CEO, Jes Staley, from holding senior management roles in the financial services industry has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal
Posted: 26/06/2025
Legacy wealth planning is becoming increasingly significant and trusts are playing a larger role in financial planning as pensions are set to come into scope of inheritance tax (IHT) from April 2027, according to Quilter
Posted: 26/06/2025
Seven in 10 landlords (70%) are planning to acquire, refinance or refurbish properties in the next 12 months, a new study by Lendlord has shown
Posted: 26/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Fleet Mortgages, SDKA, and Alternative Bridging Corporation
Posted: 25/06/2025
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has announced a strategic investment in brokerage, The Mortgage Mum
Posted: 25/06/2025
Wealth management consolidator Verso has developed a strategic partnership with Nucleus to launch a new platform
Posted: 25/06/2025
One in three (33%) UK adults want to own a buy-to-let (BTL) property in the future, a new study by Market Financial Solutions has shown
Posted: 25/06/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to initiate a “public conversation” on the future of the mortgage market
Posted: 25/06/2025
Buy-to-let (BTL) product availability has increased to 4,144 deals in June, new data from Moneyfacts has indicated
Posted: 24/06/2025
The number of SMEs looking to spread the cost of tax bills has more than doubled over the past two years, Premium Credit has found
Posted: 24/06/2025
One Mortgage System (OMS) has launched a new partnership with MT Finance to become the origination platform partner for its buy-to-let (BTL) proposition
Posted: 24/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring ModaMortgages, Swansea Building Society and Nationwide
Posted: 24/06/2025
Mortgage Intelligence has appointed Darlington Building Society to its lender panel
Posted: 24/06/2025
Vernon Building Society has reported a 158% increase in its retirement interest-only (RIO) mortgages for the period between January and May, compared to the same five-month period last year
Posted: 23/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Morpheus, Tandem Bank and HSBC UK
Posted: 23/06/2025
AJ Bell has launched a new streamline platform, AJ Bell Touch, to help financial advisers implement investment advice for their clients
Posted: 23/06/2025
Over four in five (82%) easy access savings accounts offered by the UK’s main current account providers have some form of restriction attached, according to research by Spring
Posted: 23/06/2025
Suttons Independent Financial Advisers (IFA) has acquired Bolton-based firm, Whitewell Financial Planning, for an undisclosed sum
Posted: 23/06/2025
Par Equity is to merge with Praetura Ventures and its adviser-focused arm, Praetura Investments, to create a new venture capital and investment firm, PXN Group
Posted: 20/06/2025
Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts totalled £1.5bn between April and May, increasing by 7% year-on-year in the first two months of the tax year, HMRC has revealed
Posted: 20/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring LiveMore, Norton Home Loans and Skipton Building Society
Posted: 20/06/2025
One quarter (25%) of brokers in the UK said they feel "very comfortable" discussing the valuation process with clients, Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has found
Posted: 20/06/2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured convictions against a brother and sister for insider dealing and money laundering offences
Posted: 20/06/2025
British Business Bank has announced a £10m tier two investment in Shawbrook Bank, as part of its latest £75m capital raise
Posted: 19/06/2025
Keychain has announced the launch of its new specialist bridging and commercial workflows
Posted: 19/06/2025
The Bank of England (BoE) has confirmed it will hold interest rates at their current level of 4.25%
Posted: 19/06/2025
Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has rolled out an AI assistant across the organisation to give staff faster and more consistent access to internal policies and criteria
Posted: 19/06/2025
Gen H and Nottingham Building Society have extended their forward-flow funding partnership
Posted: 19/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring LendInvest Mortgages, Foundation Home Loans and Yorkshire Building Society
Posted: 19/06/2025
The Openwork Partnership has successfully completed a transaction to acquire advice firm Milecross Financial Solutions
Posted: 19/06/2025
Nationwide has paid over four million of its customers £100 on the first day of its Fairer Share payment scheme
Posted: 18/06/2025
The total interest-only mortgage stock declined by 17% in 2024, new figures published by UK Finance have revealed
Posted: 18/06/2025
UK inflation held at 3.4% in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed, ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee’s base rate announcement tomorrow
Posted: 18/06/2025
House price growth slowed to 3.5% in the year to April, according to new data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Posted: 18/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring Buckinghamshire Building Society, Keystone Property Finance and Kuflink
Posted: 18/06/2025
Shackleton Advisers has entered into a definitive agreement for a majority investment from funds managed by Lee Equity Partners
Posted: 18/06/2025
Pauzible has become the latest firm to be added to Finova’s payments lender panel
Posted: 18/06/2025
New business volumes in the second charge mortgage market declined by 2% in April, the first annual fall since November 2023, new figures published by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have shown
Posted: 17/06/2025
Over two thirds (69%) of advisers are ready to "break up" with their CRM systems, Twenty7tec has found
Posted: 17/06/2025
Over a fifth (21%) of retail investors have switched money from equities to cash in 2025 in response to global stock market volatility, Investec Save has found
Posted: 17/06/2025
Today's round up of developments coming out of the consumer finance space, featuring LiveMore, Darlington Building Society and LendInvest Mortgages
Posted: 17/06/2025
The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has appointed L&C Mortgages as its latest member
Posted: 17/06/2025
Buy-to-let (BTL) lenders are looking to futureproof their mortgage portfolios by reassessing how they lend against properties with lower energy efficiency, according to a new report from Cotality
Posted: 17/06/2025
An estimated 1.2 million one-year fixed term savings accounts due to mature before the end of 2025 could generate enough interest to incur a tax payment, research by Paragon Bank has shown
Posted: 17/06/2025
Foster Denovo has developed a new digital tool that aims to make financial advice more accessible by bridging the “advice gap”
Posted: 16/06/2025
NEW BUILD IN FOCUS - NEW EPISODE OF THE MORTGAGE INSIDER PODCAST, OUT NOW
Figures from the National House-Building Council saw Q1 2025 register a 36% increase in new homes built across the UK compared with the same period last year, representing a striking development for the first-time buyer market. But with the higher cost of building, ongoing planning challenges and new and changing regulations, how sustainable is this growth? And what does it mean for brokers?
The role of the bridging market and technology usage in the industry
Content editor, Dan McGrath, sat down with chief operating officer at Black & White Bridging, Damien Druce, and head of development finance at Empire Global Finance, Pete Williams, to explore the role of the bridging sector, the role of AI across the industry and how the property market has fared in the Labour Government’s first year in office.
Does the North-South divide still exist in the UK housing market?
What do the most expensive parts of the country reveal about shifting demand? And why is the Manchester housing market now outperforming many southern counterparts?
In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance, to explore how regional trends are redefining the UK housing, mortgage and buy-to-let markets.
In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance, to explore how regional trends are redefining the UK housing, mortgage and buy-to-let markets.
The new episode of The Mortgage Insider podcast, out now
Regional housing markets now matter more than ever. While London and the Southeast still tend to dominate the headlines from a house price and affordability perspective, much of the growth in rental yields and buyer demand is coming from other parts of the UK.
In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance.
In this episode of the Barclays Mortgage Insider Podcast, host Phil Spencer is joined by Lucian Cook, Head of Research at Savills, and Ross Jones, founder of Home Financial and Evolve Commercial Finance.
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