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Equity release customers funding home improvements

Key Retirement's 2014 Equity Release Market Monitor shows 63% of customers – compared with 58%...

Merging finances key signifier of coupledom

New research carried out for mortgage and loans provider Ocean Finance has found that...

Estate agent ad banned over misleading branch claims

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a regional press ad and claims on...

Two-star service accolade for Tenet

Tenet has been awarded a two star accreditation for ‘outstanding’ service by Investor in...

The Leeds unveils 1.74% two-year fix

The Leeds Building Society has introduced a new two year fixed rate mortgage at...

Keystone ups Solutions proc fees to 1%

Keystone Buy to Let Mortgages has increased the procuration fees on its Solutions Range...

Mayfair Bridging hires new BDM

Mayfair Bridging has recruited Sunny Panwar into the role of business development manager. Panwar...

New trackers from the Nationwide

The Nationwide Building Society is launching new tracker mortgage deals for borrowers with a...

Shawbrook kept up service levels despite Xmas break

Shawbrook Bank has said it kept its service levels agreements high in December, despite holidays...

SME lender unveils broker platform

Iwoca has launched its new broker platform, which allows brokers same day access to...

New stepped discount deal from Saffron For Intermediaries

Saffron For Intermediaries has launched a new four-year stepped discount mortgage. Rates are as follows: 80%...

France tops list of overseas property hot spots

British investors are coming back to the French property market, buoyed by mortgage rates...

SortRefer unveils conveyancing app

Online conveyancing portal SortRefer has released what it claims to be the first app...

Large growth in buy-to-let product numbers

The buy-to-let mortgage market has seen increased competition with more products as well as...

COMMENT

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 18

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

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Tenant support for Renters’ Rights Act grows

Awareness and support for the Renters’ Rights Act has risen sharply among tenants since...

Mortgage and protection professionals urged to complete industry ED&I survey before deadline

Industry leaders are calling on mortgage and protection professionals across the UK to complete...

Paragon cuts further advance rates and lowers minimum loan to £2,000

Paragon Bank has reduced rates and simplified the application process for buy-to-let further advances,...

The Cambridge adds 80% LTV limited company holiday let deal

The Cambridge Building Society has launched a limited company buy-to-let holiday let mortgage at...

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