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Loans Warehouse expands lending panel

Leap Lending is the first of five new lenders which will be joining Loans...

Sales function boost for CSF

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has expanded its sales function with the appointment of Samantha...

Welsh homeowners are the biggest retired winners

Equity release adviser Key has reported that retired homeowners' property wealth increased by more...

Brightstar hires national account manager

Brightstar Financial has recruited Mark Hollands as national account manager. His role is to develop...

Hodge Early Repayment Promise now applies to all residential products

Hodge has extended its Early Repayment Promise (ERP) feature across all of its residential...

Funding 365 issues flexible three-year range

Funding 365 has simplified and improved its flexible three-year and bridge to three-year property...

Provident Financial subsidiary fined £2.77m over TCF failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a fine of £2.77 million on car...

Rise in popularity for two-year buy-to-let fixes

Mortgages for Business has reported that the percentage of landlords opting for two-year fixed...

Tenant demand expected by landlords to grow this year

37% of landlords expect tenant demand to grow during 2020, compared to 7.3% predicting...

Oblix Capital unveils ‘quick quote’ calculator

Specialist lender Oblix Capital has launched a new development finance ‘quick quote’ calculator. It is...

Uinsure introduces non-standard home insurance

Uinsure has added online quote and buy non-standard home insurance to its proposition. It can...

Rightmove reports large monthly rise in asking prices

Rightmove has reported a 2.3% (+£6,785) monthly rise in the average price of property...

Repayments and drawdown valued by equity release customers

Equity release customers increasingly value the ability to make interest payments and capital repayments...

£33k premium for most popular market towns

Those looking to buy a home in one of England’s popular market towns are...

COMMENT

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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