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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...

Landbay cuts rates across non-portfolio range

Landbay has announced a reduction of up to 15 basis points on its non-portfolio...

Just Mortgages boosts client services income by £500k following strategic overhaul

Just Mortgages has announced a record-breaking year for its client services division, reporting over...

UK rental boom cools as growth slows to four-year low

The UK rental market is showing signs of a significant shift, with new data...

Catalyst names joint CFO and COO

Specialist lender Catalyst Property Finance has announced the appointment of Becky Harris to a...

Magnet Capital boosts lending terms

Development finance lender Magnet Capital has unveiled a series of changes to its product...

SDKA saves North Shields development with £322k bridging loan

A public house redevelopment in North Shields has been salvaged after SDKA completed a...

The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

Historic Bath Press site to be transformed with Paragon funding

A landmark brownfield site in Bath is set for a major redevelopment following a...

Keystone Property Finance unveils proprietary AI to streamline submissions

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new proprietary artificial intelligence system designed to enhance...

Landbay enhances PT offering with additional borrowing and overpayment flexibility

Landbay has expanded its buy-to-let product transfer (PT) offering with the addition of both...

Aviva joins CIExpert’s Insight Zone

Aviva has become the latest insurer to join CIExpert’s Income Protection Insight Zone. With this...

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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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Mortgage Brain embeds LMS conveyancing service into CRM Brain

Mortgage Brain has integrated the LMS Select conveyancing platform directly into CRM Brain, allowing...

House prices stall as mortgage costs and Budget uncertainty weigh on market

UK house prices were unchanged in September as higher mortgage rates and wider economic...

Remortgage activity rebounds as higher rates weigh on home purchases

Remortgage applications returned to annual growth in the third quarter, helping to offset a...

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...

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