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AI could prove critical as later life lending demand grows, Air warns

Later life lending specialists may struggle to capitalise on growing demand for advice unless they invest in artificial intelligence and improve the efficiency of their businesses, according to Air chief executive Will Hale. Speaking at the Air Evolve Summit earlier this month, Hale warned that...
News

Home improvement finance surges 112% as households invest in existing properties

Finance for home improvements more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, according to V12 Retail Finance, amid signs that households are prioritising renovations over moving home. The lender reported a 112% year-on-year increase in the value of home improvement finance between July and...

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Appointments

Paragon creates new intermediary relationship team to bolster broker support

Paragon Bank has established a dedicated intermediary relationship team as it seeks to deepen...
Commercial

Atom bank lowers commercial mortgage entry point to £200,000

Atom bank has reduced the minimum loan size across its commercial mortgage range to...
Compliance

Air sets out Consumer Duty blueprint for later life lending advice

Air has published a new report designed to help advisers evidence later life lending...
News

Gen H extends New Build Boost scheme with Lovell Homes partnership

Gen H has widened its New Build Boost mortgage scheme through a new partnership...
News

Gatehouse trims two-year buy-to-let rental rates for expats and overseas investors

Gatehouse Bank has lowered rental rates across parts of its two-year fixed-term buy-to-let range...
networks

Stonebridge reports record £16.2bn lending

Mortgage lending at Stonebridge rose by almost a quarter to £16.2bn in 2025, as...
Specialist

Keystone lifts LTV caps on Refurb to Let loans

Keystone Property Finance has increased maximum loan-to-value limits across its Refurb to Let range,...
surveying

Countrywide Surveying Services renews exclusive referral tie-up with Capital Private Finance

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has renewed its partnership with Capital Private Finance under an...
Technology

Norton streamlines broker submissions with online DIP and ONS-based affordability model

Norton Home Loans has introduced an online decision-in-principle and a new two-tier affordability assessment...
News

Shepherds Friendly marks 200 years with adviser outreach drive

Shepherds Friendly has begun a year-long intermediary campaign to coincide with its bicentenary, with...
Analysis

Academics warn housing shortage is entrenching poverty as affordability pressures mount

A shortage of social and affordable housing is trapping lower income families in poverty...
Sourcing

Mercantile Trust joins Twenty7tec’s sourcing panel to widen specialist access

Twenty7tec has added Mercantile Trust to its lender panel within RESEARCH, extending the range...
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Technology

AI could prove critical as later life lending demand grows, Air warns

Later life lending specialists may struggle to capitalise on growing demand for advice unless...
News

Home improvement finance surges 112% as households invest in existing properties

Finance for home improvements more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, according...
Later Life

Younger equity release borrowers more likely to make interest payments

Borrowers under the age of 70 account for nearly two-thirds of more2life's lifetime mortgage...
Appointments

Chetwood Bank names new board risk committee chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Melanie Czarra as a non-executive director and chair of its...