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Aviva joins CIExpert’s Insight Zone

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

Brokers report highest satisfaction with lenders since 2020

Brokers have awarded mortgage lenders their highest satisfaction scores in over four years, according...

Mortimer Street Capital appoints managing director of debt advisory

Mortimer Street Capital has appointed Justin Trowse as its new managing director of debt...

HTB opens new Leeds office to bolster northern development finance reach

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has opened a new development finance office in Leeds, supporting...

The Buckinghamshire raises LTV for Skilled Worker visa borrowers

Buckinghamshire Building Society has extended its mortgage offering for foreign nationals with the launch...

OPDA selected as Smart Data Challenge finalist to prototype future of home buying and selling

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has been named one of 10 finalists in...

Young adults lead renewed interest in buy-to-let, new survey reveals

A third of UK adults still aspire to own a buy-to-let property despite widespread...

Beagle Street continues intermediary push with BDM hire

The OneFamily Group has appointed Hanna McKallip as business development manager for its Beagle...

Acre adds RMAR automation to ease regulatory burden on advisers

Acre has introduced automated Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) reporting to its CRM system...

The Suffolk eases lending rules for foreign nationals, expats and downsizers

Suffolk Building Society has announced a relaxation of its lending criteria for three key...

Hilco provides £8.25m loan on Manchester property

Hilco Real Estate Finance has completed an £8.25m bridging facility secured against a former...

Shepherds Friendly expands intermediary reach with Simplybiz deal

Shepherds Friendly has struck a new distribution deal with Simplybiz as part of its...

Royal London appoints ‘take to market lead’

Royal London has announced the appointment of Setul Mehta to the role of 'take...

Millions risk retirement finance shortfall due to life expectancy misjudgement

A growing mismatch between public expectations and actuarial reality on life expectancy could leave...

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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...

Latest news

Accord cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43%

Accord Mortgages is reducing selected buy-to-let rates by up to 0.43 percentage points, with...

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...

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