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Black cat appreciation day, the importance of public opinion
Meet my black cat, Sage! His favourite activities are catching flies, going on adventures with next doors’ Tabby and sleeping on the windowsill. Other than occasionally keeping the neighbouring cats out past their bedtime, he is most definitely not bad luck; but not...
Successful PR campaigns
Successful PR campaigns have a clear objective, a specific message, target a particular audience, and have a simple call to action. We look at five wildly successful PR campaigns that went above, beyond and outside the box, shaping and informing public opinions with...
What you need to know from the PRCA’s webinar about Threads
Meta’s newest venture is Threads, the proclaimed ‘Twitter killer’ and the next big thing. Zuckerberg’s aim is to: “take what Instagram does best and create a new experience around text, ideas and discussing what’s on your mind”. Threads reached a record-breaking 100...
Combining Humanity and AI: The Evolution of Marketing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary new marketing tool for the mortgage industry - but it is not a panacea and will not replace the human crafts and relationships which are key to the sector. That was the conclusion of a panel of experts, including bClear...
From bean to bar: the PR success of chocolate
The cocoa bean has been consumed in some form for 5000 years; it’s scientific name, theobroma cacao, translates to "food of the gods". But how did a non-descript bean from South America become a household, sugary confectionary, and what PR and marketing strategies can...
The risks, and rewards, of financial services adopting AI
It’s hard to hear a news report these days without Artificial Intelligence (AI) making an appearance. Thanks to the unprecedented rise of ChatGPT, the use of AI is being debated around every boardroom table. And financial services adopting AI is no exception. ...
bClear Charity Fund winners announced
We have donated £6,000 to great causes from this year’s Charity Fund. After a record-breaking number of applications, twelve successful charities have received £500 each. At bClear, our commitment to social responsibility and community engagement has been ingrained in...
Castle Trust Bank renews contract with Phoebus Software
Castle Trust Bank has renewed its contract with Phoebus for another five years and will be transitioning to the software provider’s latest core banking servicing platform. The two firms have worked together since 2016 when Castle Trust migrated its entire mortgage...
bClear’s charity fund is seeking to donate £6000 to more good causes
bClear's charity fund has handed out thousands of pounds to good causes in Bristol and North Somerset and is now open again for 2023. We are inviting worthwhile groups to apply for donations. The fund will give grants of at least £500 to up to 12 charities and today...
Beard Construction delivers £6.3m refurbishment for Surrey school
Beard Construction's Guildford office has delivered a key £6.3m refurbishment and rebuild project at St Andrew’s Catholic secondary school in Leatherhead. Started in March 2022 and handed over April, the work saw the comprehensive conversion of existing classrooms...
bClear learning Moore about bowel cancer with Football Shirt Friday
The team at bClear Communications are sporting their football shirts and donating to help raise money and awareness of bowel cancer. 46 people die per day from the disease, making it the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK according to Cancer Research...
ONP’s tireless dedication brings joy to over 3,000 remortgage customers in a single day, setting new 2023 record
ONP solicitors, one of the largest specialist conveyancing firms in the UK, processed more than 3,000 remortgage transactions on Monday this week, April 3rd. This was its busiest day of what is predicted to be an exceptionally busy remortgage year. ONP solicitors is...
Agents told to reconsider how they operate or risk reputational damage
Estate agents who continue to rely on manual methods of verification are risking the financial and reputational costs which accompany breaches of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, an industry expert has warned. Agents have been told that they are also wasting...
In the Spotlight with Phil Quinn, LiveMore
Financial Reporter spoke to Phil Quinn, head of intermediary sales at LiveMore, about the main challenges facing the later life lending market and the biggest opportunities for brokers over the next 12 months. FR: What does LiveMore do and why is it different from...
Consumer Duty: From where do you get vulnerability data? – Mortgage Introducer
Andrew Gething is managing director of MorganAsh. MorganAsh has developed the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to help brokers, advisers and financial services firms better manage and evaluate consumer vulnerability and comply with Consumer Duty. Many firms...
Affordable housing on the agenda at Just Mortgages New Build event
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the new build division at Just Mortgages is set to return with its Affordable Housing & New Build Event in April. This time however, the national brokerage promises the event will be even bigger and better than...
SmartSearch launches new compliance platform
SmartSearch, the leading digital compliance provider, gets smarter today with the launch of a next generation platform with enhanced functionalities driven by the latest technology and customer feedback. Based on the latest, futureproof technology, the platform...
Hunt fails to address housing market in plans for economic growth – Adam Oldfield, Phoebus Software, comments on the recent budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt failed to address the housing market in his Spring Budget address to the House of Commons today, despite touting economic growth as a priority.
Building’s unsung sector will underpin revenue in 2023 – Construction News
As big-ticket construction projects become harder to come by, Nick Bradley of Beard Construction argues it’s time to recognise the value and financial contribution of special projects – building’s unsung sector.
IWD 2023: It’s fantastic to see the younger women joining the sector – Nicola Firth
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, Mortgage Solutions spoke with Nicola Firth of Knowledge Bank about her entry and journey in the world of finance.
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