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Equity release lending more than doubles in two years

The Equity Release Council has reported that first-quarter lending activity in the equity release...

ArchOver launches R&D funding bridge

Peer to peer business lending platform ArchOver is helping businesses to bridge the funding gap...

Dip in interest in fixed five-year deals

LMS has reported that demand for five-year fixed rate remortgages has fallen to the...

First FIBA roadshow concentrates on GDPR

FIBA’s first regional roadshow held in North London on 12 April drew brokers from...

Landlords maintain positive outlook

Private landlords are feeling positive about the future of the market, despite the past...

The Cambridge in buy-to-let partnership with Legal & General Mortgage Club

The Cambridge Building Society is partnering with Legal & General Mortgage Club to offer...

Decade-high February for home-movers and first-time buyers

UK Finance has reported that mortgage lending for first-time buyers, home movers and remortgagors...

Landlords seeking to diversify in hunt for better yields

51% of brokers in the UK have been approached by landlords looking to diversify...

Foundation Home Loans revamps broker portal

Foundation Home Loans has announced upgrades its online portal. The new version of the portal...

Record month for Just Mortgages’ self-employed division

Just Mortgages' self-employed division has now hit 100 brokers, an increase of 23% since...

Invoice finance and asset-based lending up 5%

UK Finance has reported that invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at £23.4 billion...

Leeds Building Society’s charity partnerships boosted at AGM

Members have raised £9,617 for Leeds Building Society’s charity partners by casting votes as...

Paymentshield improves landlord insurance offering

Paymentshield has made changes to its landlord insurance product and revealed it will now...

Skipton Intermediaries offers twitter based customer service function

Skipton Intermediaries has added a new twitter account, purely to offer broker focussed customer service. It...
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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...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Swap rates fall but funding risks remain, warns Moneyfacts

In a week that saw more than 20 lenders reduce their fixed mortgage rates,...
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Growing calls for government to overhaul Stamp Duty for FTBs

Mortgage industry figures are urging the government to review stamp duty for first-time buyers...
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L&G launches later life lending campaign

L&G has launched a later life lending campaign featuring short documentary-style films highlighting the...
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West Brom reduces rates by up to 0.18%

West Brom Building Society has reduced rates across its two-year fixed purchase mortgage range,...

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