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Brokers told not to wait for FCA review before reassessing later life lending advice

Brokers should reassess how they approach older borrowers now rather than wait for regulatory...

The Buckinghamshire launches three-year fixed mortgage range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new range of three-year fixed mortgage products aimed...

Family Building Society cuts minimum property value to £75k

Family Building Society has lowered its minimum property value from £120,000 to £75,000 across...

TRM to host later life lending roadshow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will host a later life lending roadshow in...

The Buckinghamshire launches new discounted rate range

Buckinghamshire Building Society has launched a new discounted rate mortgage range, giving brokers greater...

The FCA has made the case for holistic mortgage advice

Last Thursday, the head of the FCA stood up at the JP Morgan Pensions...

Beverley Building Society launches RIO Lifetime Discount Mortgage

Beverley Building Society has expanded its later life proposition with the launch of a...

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...

The continued evolution of the later life lending market

Later life lending has moved well beyond being an occasional enquiry about equity release...

LiveMore integrates with Twenty7tec affordability tool

LiveMore has integrated its affordability assessment into Twenty7tec’s RESEARCH tool in a move designed...

Financial firms warned over gaps in tackling domestic and economic abuse

Financial services firms are failing to ask the right questions about domestic and economic...

FCA signals lighter touch as Rathi warns of ‘modest distress’ from mortgage easing

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a decisive shift...

New podcast aimed at advisers navigating mortgage and wealth convergence

Twenty7tec has launched a new podcast series designed to support advisers as mortgage and...

Simplybiz Mortgages sets out expanded events programme for 2026

Simplybiz Mortgages has unveiled its events programme for 2026, with more than 100 in-person...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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