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UK house prices rise 6.4%, reports ONS

UK house prices rose by 6.4% in the year to March 2025, marking the...

Tim Sorrell joins TMA as key account manager

TMA Club has appointed Tim Sorrell as key account manager, as the mortgage distributor...

LV= sees major uptick in mental health support uptake

LV= has reported a sharp rise in demand for mental health services among its...

Investec provides £54.6m for office-to-residential conversions

Investec has arranged a £54.6 million club facility for Signal Capital Partners to support...

Molo cuts non-resident landlord mortgage rates by 30bps

Molo has announced a 30 basis point reduction across its non-UK resident buy-to-let mortgage...

VAS Assurance rebrands as Validate

Property valuation specialist VAS Assurance has rebranded as Validate to mark its tenth anniversary. Validate,...

Inspired Lending cuts bridging loan rates to 0.89%

Bridging lender Inspired Lending has reduced rates across its product range, with new pricing...

First-time buyer collapse highlights impact of stamp duty cutback

The number of first-time buyer offers fell by 55% in the first quarter of...

Target Group appoints new chief risk officer

Target Group has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hole as its new chief risk...

Bridging market poised for strong growth in 2025

The UK bridging finance sector is expected to enter a period of marked expansion...

Brokers warned to ‘step up’ as lenders invest in AI and FCA eyes direct-to-consumer reforms

Mortgage brokers face a growing threat to their market dominance as major lenders prepare...

Air partners with Lead Tech to support later life lending market expansion 

Air, the later life lending platform, has announced a strategic partnership with lead generation...

UTB completes £345k second charge bridge for holiday let purchase

United Trust Bank (UTB) has completed a £345,000 second charge regulated bridging loan to...

Hanley Economic names Samantha Ward as commercial director

Hanley Economic Building Society has appointed Samantha Ward as its new commercial director, a...
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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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