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Ocean Finance radio ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advert for Ocean Finance. A radio ad...

Paragon considers development finance lender acquisition

Paragon Banking Group has responded to speculation around a possible acquisition of Titlestone, the residential...

More 2 Life expects over £1bn in equity release applications

More 2 Life says it is on track for over £1bn of loan applications in...

Sesame Bankhall Group appoints COO

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Martin Schultheiss to the newly created role of...

Property wealth used for diverse range of retirement reasons

Older homeowners are tapping in to property wealth to fund a diverse range of...

Brightstar to host specialist lending workshops

Brightstar Financial is joining forces with a number of lenders to launch a series...

Landlords becoming increasingly cautious

Shawbrook Bank says its latest research shows that almost half of landlords in the...

Equity release growth driven by gifting

Key Retirement has found that gifting is continuing to drive expansion in the equity...

Masthaven ups prime bridging LTV

Masthaven has increased the loan to value (LTV) for its Prime Bridging proposition from...

Promise to offer Vida second charges

Promise Specialist Lending has added Vida Homeloans to its second charge panel.   Vida’s criteria highlights...

Intrinsic joins Sainsbury’s Bank broker panel

Sainsbury’s Bank has announced that Intrinsic has become its latest broker partner. The firm joins a...

Paradigm & Foundation Home Loans in open banking pilot

Foundation Home Loans has partnered with Paradigm Mortgage Services to offer its residential products...

Easing seen in annual house price growth

Halifax has reported that house prices in the last three months to April were...

Record high for £1m house sales

The number of properties sold for more than a million pounds in Great Britain...

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Portfolio landlords reshape buy-to-let market

Portfolio landlords are becoming increasingly central to the buy-to-let market as investors take a more structured approach to property ownership. The market has seen a...

Supporting complex cases in a modern mortgage market

In today’s diverse mortgage landscape, brokers are working with a growing number of clients whose circumstances fall outside traditional lending models. From self-employed professionals...

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

The 4.3 million borrowers your pipeline is probably missing

There are 4.3 million self-employed workers in the UK and nearly one in five self-employed workers plans to buy a property in the next...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

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FCA to review whether APRs help borrowers compare credit costs

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on whether annual percentage rates remain the...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk...

First-time buyer markets slow as rates bite in London

First-time buyer markets in London and the South East are showing the clearest signs...

Vernon partners with FintechOS on mortgage platform upgrade

Vernon Building Society has partnered with FintechOS to support investment in a unified mortgage...

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