News

Air launches new app to bolster adviser support

Air, the later life lending platform, has launched a new app exclusively for its...

Leumi UK spearheads £42.9m refinancing for Martley Capital portfolio

Leumi UK has led a £42.9 million loan-on-loan refinancing package for Martley Capital Group. The...

Kuflink appoints new CFO

Bridging lender Kuflink has announced the appointment of Gurmit Raina as chief financial officer,...

TMW unveils rate cuts and cashback mortgages for limited company landlords

The Mortgage Works (TMW) has introduced a series of rate reductions and launched a...

Bankhall and PMS reveal new tech upgrades to boost adviser performance

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club, both part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have launched...

The Vernon lifts overpayment limit on discounted variable rate mortgages

Vernon Building Society has announced a major enhancement to its discounted variable rate mortgage...

Connect adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Connect for Intermediaries has secured an exclusive network partnership with April Mortgages, offering its...

Suffolk BS expands expat range with new 90% LTV products

Suffolk Building Society has announced the launch of new 90% loan-to-value (LTV) residential mortgage...

Advisers regularly reject later life lending enquiries, new study reveals

A significant proportion of financial advisers are routinely turning away potential clients seeking later...

Saffron for Intermediaries improves development finance offering and extends LTI

Saffron for Intermediaries has announced a wide-ranging refresh of its mortgage offering, with significant...

Allica Bank nearly doubles profits

Allica Bank has reported a near doubling of annual profits to £29.9 million in...

Virgin Money cuts fixed rates across residential and BTL ranges

Virgin Money is making further adjustments to its mortgage pricing this week, with rate...

Perenna backs Gen H’s New Build Boost with new funding partnership

Perenna Bank has announced a new strategic funding relationship with residential mortgage lender Gen...

High-value homeowners drive rise in lifetime mortgage uptake, says Pure Retirement

New data from specialist lender Pure Retirement suggests a notable shift in the profile...
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Technology

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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Air and Mortgage Brain link sourcing platforms to widen later life lending options

Air and Mortgage Brain have agreed a collaboration designed to help mortgage advisers assess...
networks

Mortgage network growth diverges as acquisition activity reshapes sector

Stonebridge Mortgage Solutions and HL Partnership have recorded some of the largest increases in...
Appointments

LMS appoints Ian Robinson as permanent chief executive

LMS has appointed Ian Robinson as its permanent chief executive, four months after he...
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Mortgage lending availability falls as banks anticipate recovery in demand

Mortgage credit availability and demand for house purchase and remortgaging all declined during the...

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