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40% of advisers report drop in number of equity release cases

78% of advisers think more of their customers will look to equity release to...

The Mansfield backs First Homes rollout

The Mansfield Building Society has become one of only seven lenders to support the rollout...

Female borrowers adversely hit by Covid

The number of cases Bluestone Mortgages received from individual female applicants between October 2020...

44% of first-time buyers delayed home purchase because of Covid

While the Covid pandemic made homeownership a larger priority for 63% of first-time buyers,...

Quarter of employees made bad debt decisions during pandemic

24% of employees say they made a bad decision about debt during the pandemic,...

SmartCriteria sees first indications of market normalising

Legal & General’s SmartrCriteria tool recorded a -32% decrease in furlough friendly mortgage searches...

Darlington Intermediaries extends 90% LTV nationally

Darlington Intermediaries is making its 90% loan to value (LTV) mortgage available nationally. Since the...

Covid: millions of over-50s looking to relocate

Three million people in the country aged over 50 are considering relocating, as a...

Covid-19 changes first time buyer priorities

First time buyers have incurred significant costs from house purchases falling through, alongside the...

Strong recovery in new build home registrations

Latest figures show that new build home registrations were up 10% in the first...

74% of SMEs confident ‘normal’ demand to return by Xmas

The latest Covid-19 Pulse survey from business funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has found...

SMEs investing to recover from Covid

Aldermore says there are signs of recovery for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as...

“Full steam ahead” for property market

The latest UK monthly property transactions data from HMRC has shown there has been...

Covid to spur borrowers to seek mortgage advice

Research from Legal & General Mortgage Club has found that 60% of borrowers whose...

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How product transfers can help landlords and brokers in a challenging market

In an ever-changing buy-to-let market, the task of managing a property portfolio becomes increasingly complex – whether it’s navigating higher operational costs, changing market...

Finding the ‘yes’ on finance for trading businesses

Pressure on UK trading businesses continues to mount, driven by rising costs, tight cash flow and staffing challenges. When cash flow is under strain, even...

Bridging finance for refurbishment – is it light, medium or heavy?

Not all refurbishment projects are created equal. The type of works being undertaken will determine which kind of refurbishment bridging finance is most appropriate:...

Complaints: A pain that you can handle

One of the biggest problems an adviser can face is a complaint. And those complaints can come in for a few reasons. It might be...

The next decade for mortgage advice: back to the future?

The mortgage market has always moved in cycles, and right now it feels like a few familiar elements are being dusted off and brought...

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Investors turn to refurbishment finance as funding becomes cheaper

Property investors are increasingly turning to refurbishment finance to accelerate renovation projects and mitigate...

Vida enhances affordability criteria and launches new BTL range

Vida Homeloans has introduced a significant overhaul to its residential affordability assessments. The change is...

Barclays reduces residential purchase and remortgage rates

Barclays is introducing further reductions across its residential mortgage range, with revised rates taking...

Mortgage market begins to stir as approvals rise in May

Mortgage lending staged a modest recovery in May, according to new data from the...