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Hope Capital introduces seven-month term

Hope Capital has made changes to its Hope Seven 5 bridging product. For the first...

December new build sales down 9% year-on-year

Land Registry has published property sales data for December 2019. The most expensive residential sale...

TMA adds Legal & General Home Finance to equity release panel

TMA Club has added retirement lending solutions provider Legal & General Home Finance to...

Consumers remain cautious over interest rates

LMS has reported that 52% of borrowers expect interest rates to rise within the...

TSF Consultants becomes ambassador for LLA

Air Later Life Academy (LLA) has announced TSF Consultants as its latest Ambassador firm. TSF...

Light shed on gender differences in later life lending

Almost double number the of retired single women as men are choosing to generate...

‘Downpayment Doggy’ ad not offensive, ASA rules

A complaint made against a magazine advert for mortgage broker Habito has not been...

House prices up 0.5% month-on-month

The Nationwide Building Society has reported a "modest pick-up" in house price growth in...

ARLA: rents reached all-time high in 2019

ARLA Propertymark has reported that the number of tenants negotiating a rent reduction fell...

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims last year

Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly paid 95.7% of claims in 2019, an increase...

Apex Bridging reintroduces 85% LTV product

Apex Bridging has reintroduced its exclusive 85% LTV offer for its Premier Panel brokers. The...

15th consecutive month of second charge double digit growth

Second charge mortgage new business volumes were up by 14% in November 2019, according...

The Ipswich BS expands distribution

The Ipswich Building Society has been added to Brilliant Solutions Mortgage Club’s lending panel. ...

Fiduciam looks to increase London presence

Bridging lender Fiduciam has completed a deal worth nearly £1 million on two properties...

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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