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Care funding squeeze turns spotlight on property

Over-55s are more concerned than ever about how they would meet the costs of...

Covid-19: quarter of over-50s’ retirement plans dented

18% of people aged 50 and over say that the Covid-19 pandemic has already...

The Mansfield resumes holiday let lending

The Mansfield Building Society has reintroduced its holiday let mortgage product with a three-year...

NatWest moves back into 85% LTV

NatWest has reintroduced eight new rates at 85% LTV. The rates, available for both new...

Lender raises £42m in funding

Selina Finance has completed a £42 million Series A fundraising round. The funding includes £12...

Foundation Home Loans reduces pricing and adds flat fee deal

Foundation Home Loans has reduced the pricing on two products for standard property types...

OMS adopts e-signature automation software

One Mortgage System (OMS) has chosen iPipeline’s AlphaTrust e-Sign and document automation software. It has...

ASTL opens up conference to wider audience

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has revealed the date and a number...

Uinsure partners with Twenty7Tec

Uinsure has extended its partnership with mortgage technology firm Twenty7Tec. Users of Twenty7Tec’s CloudTwenty7 platform...

Bureaucratic backlogs boost e-verification adoption

Anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has claimed that backlogs in issuing official ID documents such as...

Mortgage Brain: purchase ESIS “markedly” above pre-Covid levels

Mortgage Brain has reported that the number of ESIS generated through its sourcing systems...

Advise Wise appoints head of distribution

Advise Wise has announced the appointment of Craig Faulkiner as its head of distribution. Faulkiner...

The Marsden chooses sole home insurance supplier

The Marsden Building Society has named Uinsure as its sole home insurance supplier. Uinsure offers 5...

LendInvest unveils new structured property finance team

LendInvest has launched a new structured property finance team in order to provide a...

COMMENT

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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