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Rise in lifetime mortgage use for debt and mortgage repayments

Pure Retirement has reported a number of changes in use of its later life...

Interbridge Mortgages appoints finance director

Interbridge Mortgages has announced the appointment of Oliver Dickinson as finance director. Dickinson (pictured) has...

Loughborough BS switches to new mortgage origination platform

Loughborough Building Society has introduced its new mortgage origination platform and integrated credit decisioning...

Mansfield BS cuts discounted mortgage rates by up to 6bps

Mansfield Building Society has reduced rates on its prime discounted variable-rate mortgage products and...

Alternative Bridging provides £1.2m semi-commercial bridge

Alternative Bridging Corporation has completed a £1.2 million semi-commercial bridging loan to facilitate the...

More than £13bn paid in Stamp Duty in 2024

Homebuyers paid a total of £13.03bn in Stamp Duty across 2024, according to Coventry...

Landlords avoiding necessary work for EPC ‘C’ rating

Despite the government ruling that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate...

Target Group adds UX specialist to product team

Target Group has bolstered its product team with the appointment of Kate Fisher as...

Pluto Finance provides £15.4m loan for Wiltshire housing development expansion

Pluto Finance has completed a £15.4 million loan to Backhouse Housing for Phase 2...

HTB partners with Enness Global on complex £11.5m refinance

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a refinancing facility of c. £11.5m for a...

Time Finance hires head of risk

Time Finance has appointed Greg Hussey as head of risk in its invoice finance...

Family Building Society appoints Midlands BDM

Family Building Society has expanded its team of business development managers (BDMs) with the...

Manx Financial Group acquires wealth management business

Manx Financial Group plc, the holding company providing diversified financial services across the Isle...

RAW Capital Partners unveils new five-year fixed rates

RAW Capital Partners has launched a new range of five-year fixed rates, including discounted...

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Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge on Sunday and will finish on Friday this...

A BBR decision rooted in caution, not complacency

The Bank of England MPC’s decision to hold Bank Base Rate (BBR) will come as a welcome outcome for many across the mortgage market,...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 10

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) began its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge yesterday and will finish on Friday this week....

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 9

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) is hosting its third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge from 10-15 May. There are now 72...

When the market gets messy, control matters more than ever

There is a tendency to look at the current market and focus purely on activity levels, particularly after the recent spike driven by lender...

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Conveyancing delays push exchange times past 100 days

The average home that exchanged contracts in April had gone under offer 104 days...

Equifinance launches broker portal for second charge cases

Equifinance has released its new broker portal, ECHO, giving introducers an end-to-end process for...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 11

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

Third of protection clients nearly cancelled cover before claiming

Almost a third of protection claimants at Waddle Insurance had considered cancelling or had...

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