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Mera refinances industrial and storage site with £7.5m bridge

Mera Investment Management has completed a £7.5m bridging loan to refinance an industrial and...

Ultimate Finance revamps brand identity

Asset-based lender Ultimate Finance has unveiled a refreshed brand identity, aligning its visual representation...

Leek BS strengthens support for limited company landlords

Leek Building Society has expanded its limited company buy-to-let mortgage proposition, introducing a series...

Sancus secures extended Pollen Street facility

Sancus Lending Group has secured a significant expansion of its funding capacity following the...

MAB bolsters board with two new non-executive directors

Mortgage Advice Bureau has made a series of boardroom changes, with two high-profile non-executive...

The Swansea welcomes nine new appointments

Swansea Building Society has bolstered its branch and head office teams with nine new...

Tandem appoints new chief exec to drive growth and green mission

Tandem Bank has named Neil Chandler as its new chief executive, as the digital...

Shorter mortgage fixes boom as borrower confidence returns

Borrowers are increasingly backing a brighter outlook for the mortgage market, with a marked...

Transact and intelliflo launch integration to streamline adviser workflows

Transact has announced a new integration with intelliflo aimed at reducing manual data entry...

Paymentshield reintroduces unemployment cover with AmTrust

Paymentshield has unveiled a refreshed mortgage protection product that reintroduces unemployment cover alongside accident...

Molo cuts fixed rates across UK and expat buy-to-let ranges

Molo has announced a series of fixed rate reductions across its UK resident and...

The Vernon reports 158% rise in RIO mortgage demand

Vernon Building Society has reported a sharp rise in demand for its retirement interest-only...

Inspired Lending provides £2m facility for Nottingham HMO scheme 

Inspired Lending has delivered a £2 million loan facility to fund the acquisition and...

InterBay completes £8m central London commercial deal in six days

Specialist lender InterBay has completed an £8m commercial finance deal in six days, supporting...

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I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Buying scale was phase one. What happens next?

Mortgage distribution is in a race for scale. Capital wants market share. Consolidators want distribution. Networks want advisers. Good businesses are commanding serious valuations. If I...

Slow completions are costing brokers. Five steps can help protect their pipelines

Through my conversations with mortgage brokers, and Landmark’s work across the wider home-moving process, I see the same pattern repeatedly. Once a mortgage has...

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

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Wider mortgage options put borrower circumstances in focus on Lenders Live

Borrowers with historic credit problems and smaller deposits have more routes to explore, but...

Christodoulides joins ConveyBuddy as head of distribution

Former NatWest national account manager Luke Christodoulides has joined ConveyBuddy as head of distribution. Christodoulides...

MorganAsh adds BSL translation to customer websites

MorganAsh has introduced British Sign Language translations across its corporate website and itswhoiam.me consumer...

London flat owners face highest risk of resale losses

Nearly four in 10 London flats resold after being held for between five and...

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