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Fall in quarterly value of completed bridging loans

ASTL bridging lender members have reported figures for the third quarter of 2018 that...

Aldermore reaches £1bn wholesale lending milestone

Aldermore has delivered over £1bn worth of wholesale & structured funding since launching the...

Hope Capital signs up to Women in Finance Charter

Bridging lender Hope Capital has signed the Women in Finance Charter, which commits to...

Record sales for Uinsure

Uinsure says it has achieved record sales levels and growth during 2018. Earlier this year, ...

CA responds to MHCLG Implementing Leasehold Reform Consultation

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has issued its response to the Ministry for Housing, Communities &...

Paradigm CEO invests in switching platform

Bob Hunt, CEO of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has invested an undisclosed sum in Dashly,...

Later life lending 2019 events unveiled

The Later Life Academy (LLA) and the Equity Release Council have launched a series...

Cabot Square Capital takes majority stake in MSP Capital

Cabot Square Capital has acquired a majority stake in MSP Capital, a specialist provider...

LV= Broker joins Paymentshield panel

Paymentshield has added LV= Broker to its home insurance panel. The panel already includes AXA,...

Bridging Vat joins FIBA

FIBA, the trade body for finance professionals, has appointed Bridging Vat as its latest...

‘Retirement income riddle’ for older people

New research by Legal & General and Demos has revealed that older people in...

Second steppers stuck on the ladder

Lloyds Bank has revealed that six in 10 second steppers think it’s harder to...

One million customers told to check critical illness cover

Phoenix, the UK’s largest specialist consolidator of closed life and pension funds, has contacted...

Signature Private Finance creates sales director role

Short-term property finance firm Signature Private Finance has appointed Jon Preston as its first...
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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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