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Mortgage Guarantee Scheme to be made permanent

The government’s latest Spending Review has confirmed the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is set to...

Soaring house prices put childhood towns beyond reach for many Brits

The dream of returning to one’s childhood hometown is slipping out of reach for...

Black & White Bridging expands broker breakfast events nationwide

Black & White Bridging is rolling out its ‘Breakfast for Brokers’ networking series across...

Time Finance expands invoice finance division with senior SE hire

Time Finance has appointed Paul Rice as business development manager within its invoice finance...

Family secures £175k to launch pet and animal cremation service

A family from Northumberland has secured a £175,000 funding deal to launch a new...

The Suffolk unveils 90% LTV deal for first-time buyers

Suffolk Building Society has cut rates across its interest only residential range by up...

Assetz Capital appoints new relationship director for London and South West

Assetz Capital has appointed Callum Ferguson as relationship director to drive growth across London...

Arc & Co. arranges £17m refinance on South London warehouse

Specialist real estate advisory firm Arc & Co. has arranged a £16.7m loan for...

Reeves unveils bold Spending Review with largest social housing investment in half a century

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today delivered her first Spending Review to Parliament, setting out long-term...

Sesame launches dedicated team to drive adviser recruitment push

Sesame Bankhall Group has unveiled a new team dedicated to adviser recruitment as it...

ModaMortgages reduces pricing on selected 75% LTV BTL deals

ModaMortgages has announced a rate cut of up to 15 basis points on selected...

Allica Bank launches bridge-to-term loan

Allica Bank has launched a new bridge-to-term lending product aimed at reducing uncertainty and...

Mera Investment Management bolsters team with portfolio manager hire

Private real estate lender Mera Investment Management has appointed Raj Bath as director of...

GB Bank opens up range to non-resident foreign investors

GB Bank has expanded its buy-to-let mortgage proposition to include foreign nationals and expatriates...

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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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