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Vida Homeloans cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let

Vida Homeloans has introduced rate reductions across its residential and buy-to-let ranges, with some...

Foundation Home Loans unveils major rate cuts across specialist BTL range

Foundation Home Loans has announced sweeping rate reductions across its specialist buy-to-let product range,...

Market Harborough raises loan thresholds to support high-value borrowing

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a significant uplift in its maximum loan sizes...

London Credit backs fast-paced commercial deal with £325,000 bridging loan

Specialist lender London Credit has completed a £325,000 bridging loan to facilitate the time-critical...

Just backs Advise Wise calculator to support better later life lending advice

Just Group has thrown its support behind Advise Wise’s Cost Calculator, becoming the official...

Arc & Co. arranges £26m bridging deal on prime London property

Specialist advisory firm Arc & Co. and bridging lender Market Financial Solutions have completed...

L&C Mortgages partners with OMS to drive CRM transformation

London and Country Mortgages has adopted a new customer relationship management solution from One...

Propertymark warns of “grave concerns” as Renters’ Rights Bill sparks industry backlash

Propertymark has issued a strong warning over Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill following heated debate...

Advisers falling short on Consumer Duty in later life lending, Key warns

A significant number of financial advisers lack full confidence in meeting Consumer Duty obligations...

UK professionals struggle to turn personal branding insight into action

A new report has revealed a significant gap between awareness and execution in personal...

L&G marks 10 years in later life lending with new campaign

Legal & General has launched a new campaign to mark the tenth anniversary of...

OSB Group backs Learning at Work Week with focus on career development

Specialist lender OSB Group is throwing its support behind Learning at Work Week with...

Perenna renews and expands ABN AMRO warehouse facility to fund growth

Perenna Bank has renewed and significantly expanded its warehouse funding line with ABN AMRO. The...

Conveybuddy appoints new senior account manager

Conveyancing distributor conveybuddy has announced the appointment of Rachel Payne as senior account manager. Payne...

COMMENT

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

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...

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RICS: Housing market recovery falters as buyer demand weakens

The UK housing market lost momentum in September as rising interest rate expectations weighed...

Cost pressures hold back demand for energy-efficient home upgrades

More than a third of Britons want to improve the energy efficiency of their...

TPFG buys 25% stake in property and mortgage AI business Enteka

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has taken a 25% stake in Enteka AI as...

Property professionals back homebuying reforms, CSS poll finds

More than three-quarters of property professionals believe proposed changes to the homebuying and selling...

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