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Hodge reintroduces later-life purchases

Hodge is lifting temporary restrictions to its mortgage products. The lender can now accept...

TMA extends Eligible.ai partnership

TMA has announced the extension of its partnership with Eligible.ai to offer its members...

OneFamily outlines remote applications policy

OneFamily has made some changes to its processes to ensure that its lifetime mortgage...

Paradigm offers free compliance support

Paradigm Mortgage Services has launched a new offer to directly authorised (DA) firms with...

Nearly half of UK SMEs worry about their ability to survive

Nearly half of SMEs in the UK are concerned about the immediate business viability...

ABI: Covid-19 payouts likely to top £1.2bn

Initial estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggest that its members expect...

Bank of Ireland updates include mortgage holiday product transfers

Bank of Ireland UK has announced a range of additional supports for mortgage customers. Product...

Call for urgent stamp duty holiday

The property law firm Collyer Bristow has echoed the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors'...

Combined effort to prevent Covid-19 scam texts

The UK mobile industry, banking and finance sector and the National Cyber Security Centre...

National Friendly launches new telephone and video GP service

National Friendly has linked with digital health provider of remote primary care, Medical Solutions,...

Weekly rise in remortgage instruction volumes

LMS has reported an increase in remortgage instruction volumes, following a dip after the...

LV= unveils protection payment break

LV= is introducing ‘payment break’ financial support for qualifying existing members with LV= protection...

Aspen Bridging maintains pre-Covid property valuations

Aspen Bridging has declared that it will lend on pre Covid-19 property values. The bridging...

Openwork boosts training support

Openwork is increasing its training and education support to help firms improve their client...

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Discount Market Value: a local solution for a national housing challenge

The UK housing market is under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to bolstering the supply of affordable housing. The government’s recent announcement of a...

Don’t overlook lifetime mortgages for clients with IHT worries

Lifetime mortgages have evolved significantly over the last few years. The industry has risen to the challenge, developing innovative new product features which ensure...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

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Market Harborough cuts rates on larger residential loans

Market Harborough Building Society has reduced rates on its larger loan products by as...

Shawbrook promotes Apollonio to lead retail mortgage sales

Shawbrook has promoted Louise Apollonio to sales and distribution director for retail mortgages, as...

Clydesdale Bank raises fixed mortgage rates across core and specialist ranges

Clydesdale Bank is set to raise a range of fixed mortgage rates from Monday,...

Growth in online auctions reshaping UK property market

The UK property auction market is being rapidly transformed by digital platforms, with record...