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Aldermore, Foundation and The Mortgage Works are making changes to their product ranges this week, with several rates being increased and some products withdrawn altogether. Foundation will withdraw the majority of products across its buy-to-let range at 5.30pm on Thursday 17 September, with replacement products…
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Four join Aspen graduate scheme once completed by its underwriting director.
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The mutual took the decision to make a substantial rate hike amid swap rate volatility.
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The integration aims to reduce duplicate data entry for brokers.
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E4 Strategic has released VERSA Convey, a digital workflow platform for property exchange.
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Insurance provider Guardian paid a record of nearly £31.7m to policyholders in 2025, a 48% increase on the previous year.
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Nearly half of holiday let owners say their profitability has increased since furnished holiday lettings tax breaks were abolished in April 2025, according to research from Cumberland Building Society. The lender’s inaugural Holiday Let Index found 48% of owners reported higher profits following the tax…
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Artificial intelligence is unlikely to replace letting agents, but it could change how they work and raise expectations for faster service, according to insight from Propoly. While there has been widespread concern that AI could make human workers obsolete, Propoly says the technology is more…
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A firm I spoke to recently trialled a document-handling tool for six weeks. The tool read incoming statements, worked out what was missing, chased the client and packaged the case. It got roughly four cases in five all the way through. The fifth needed someone…
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The Consumer Prices Index underwent a rise to 3.1% in August, raising fears that a base rate hike may be on the cards tomorrow.
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