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Mortgage Engine partners with 360 Dotnet

Mortgage Engine has announced a new arrangement with software provider 360 Dotnet. Over 6,000 mortgage...

Pure Retirement expands classic range distribution

Pure Retirement has made its Classic Lifetime Mortgage range available to a wider section...

Bank of Mum & Dad will drive housing market recovery

The Bank of Mum and Dad will be key to the recovery of Britain’s...

Accord to reject furloughed mortgage applicants

Accord Mortgages is no longer accepting new lending applications from applicants on furlough. Residential and...

Inaugural Air Care month begins

Air Group has announced the launch of its inaugural ‘Air Care Month’ during September, sponsored...

Over-65s ‘earn’ £6,000 in a year from homes

Analysis from equity release adviser Key has shown that over-65s saw their property wealth...

Mark Lofthouse to leave Mortgage Brain next year

Mortgage Brain has announced that Mark Lofthouse plans to retire in 2021 following 19...

RPI reform “could cost £122bn”

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has calculated that government proposals to reform the...

Two-fifths of equity release proceeds used to clear debt

41% of all equity released in H1 2020 was used to pay off debts...

First ever Junior Estate Agent qualifies

Last month, the Propertymark Qualifications team remotely delivered the first ever end-point-assessment for a...

NW bridger creates London presence

Kenton Finance has announced a move into London. The expansion will see the North-West...

“Unprecedented” demand on housing supply post-lockdown

Legal & General Mortgage Club has warned that housing supply in the UK could...

New postcode finder from Pure Retirement

Pure Retirement has launched a new technological improvement to its proposition. Its new postcode...

RIO provider joins SimplyBiz Mortgages’ panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has announced that Retirement Interest Only mortgage (RIO) lender LiveMore Capital has...

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Mortgage maturity: A golden opportunity for advisers

Around 1.8 million fixed-rate mortgage deals are due to come to an end in 2026, adding to the 1.6 million mortgages that already matured...

Rates are moving and regulation is evolving

Many lenders are having to increase their rates, and that trend looks set to continue over the coming week. For clients whose current deal...

Building tomorrow’s mortgage market: AI built on trust, governance and confidence

The government's Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, led by Harriet Rees, group chief information officer at Starling Bank, and Dr Rohit Dhawan, group director...

The protection prompt: what AI still needs to get right

The Mills Review has prompted plenty of discussion across the mortgage industry. While much of the focus has been on the finding that a...

Why second charges are helping Right to Buy borrowers do more with their home

For many people, Right to Buy is still one of the most accessible ways to become a homeowner and over the last five years,...

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Leeds lending falls amid technology investment

Leeds Building Society completed £2bn of gross mortgage lending during the first half of...

Foundation revives buy-to-let products and cuts holiday let rates

Foundation Home Loans has refreshed its buy-to-let mortgage range, bringing back several products, adding...

UK residential property transactions edge higher in June

UK residential property transactions rose modestly in June, suggesting that underlying market activity is...

Buyers turn to 1.5 million homes rejected by mainstream lenders

About 1.5 million homes across Britain may fall outside mainstream mortgage criteria, according to...

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