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Advice is delivering more than financial benefits

Professional advice helps customers to improve their emotional wellbeing by making them feel better...

IMLA: mortgage cliff edge scenario possibly exaggerated

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association’s latest report, The Impact of Coronavirus on the UK...

SMEs show resilience in face of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 30% loss in monthly business income of the average...

Equifinance returns to second charge lending

Second charge lender, Equifinance, has announced its full return to the market, following its...

Purchase values up 12% but remortgage values drop

MCI Club’s latest analysis of mortgage activity over July and August has found that,...

FCA wants tailored support for mortgage borrowers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined the support mortgage borrowers will receive if...

MBE London 2020 postponed

The organisers of MBE London have postponed the event that was due to take...

BFS: extend furlough scheme or risk SME jobs losses

There is still wide support among SMEs for an extension to the government's furlough...

The Ipswich reintroduces wide range of mortgages 

The Ipswich Building Society is reintroducing products within its standard residential, buy-to-let (including expat...

Twenty7Tec extends helpdesk hours

Twenty7Tec has made permanent changes to the way that the mortgage technology provider provides support...

Paymentshield to hold virtual conference

General Insurance (GI) provider Paymentshield is holding its first-ever live virtual conference that aims...

Lloyds stopped from bundling accounts with Bounce Back loans

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stopped Lloyds Banking Group forcing small business customers...

Criteria searches show effects of Covid-19

Knowledge Bank saw ‘Temporary Maximum LTV Restrictions’ as the leading broker search last month;...

Mortgage Brain sees busy August in ESIS volumes

Mortgage Brain has reported that August saw the second highest monthly volume of ESIS...

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Brokers face rise in complex cases as bridging demand evolves

As reported recently in trade news, the bridging finance landscape is changing, and brokers are increasingly faced with more complex client scenarios. Greenfield Bridging...

18 months of Inspired Lending: how we’ve grown alongside the bridging market

In December 2023, we completed our very first bridging loan. On the surface, it was a straightforward deal. But for us, it marked something...

Threadbare safety nets and the reassurance of life insurance for mortgagors

For first-time buyers who have managed to save enough for a deposit, there’s a lot to think about when searching for the perfect home....

How might Trump’s tariffs impact on mortgages in the UK?

With Trump’s tariff wars already sending financial markets yoyoing up and down and the likelihood that these trade wars will negatively impact both global...

Key holiday let tax changes: what brokers really need to know

The UK holiday let market has seen rapid growth in recent years, largely fuelled by the rise in staycations and favourable tax incentives. However,...

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FCA survey underscores urgent need for action on vulnerability, says MorganAsh

Nearly half of UK adults are now classed as vulnerable, according to the latest...

Let’s Do Business Finance joins British Business Bank programme

Let’s Do Business Finance has been named as one of the first accredited lenders...

ModaMortgages opens door to day one remortgages for bridge exits

Specialist buy-to-let lender ModaMortgages has expanded its criteria to allow day one remortgages for...

Foundation Home Loans raises £550m with latest funding vehicle

Foundation Home Loans has completed a significant funding transaction worth £550 million, following strong...
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