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Precise completes seven-day bridging loan to fund family annexe

Specialist lender Precise has completed a bridging loan in seven working days, enabling the...

Dudley Building Society joins Mortgage Intelligence lender panel

Dudley Building Society has joined the lender panel of Mortgage Intelligence, expanding the network’s...

London Credit cuts bridging rates for commercial and semi-commercial deals

London Credit has reduced rates on its commercial and semi-commercial bridging finance products, trimming...

Rosemount Financial Solutions adds MetLife UK to protection panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added MetLife UK to its growing panel of protection...

BDLA to host annual conference at Glaziers Hall following record year

The Bridging & Development Lenders Association (BDLA) has confirmed that its 2025 Annual Conference...

OPDA launches accreditation to champion transparency in property data

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has introduced a formal accreditation programme for its...

Just Mortgages sees rising adviser demand for specialist qualifications

Just Mortgages has reported a significant surge in sign-ups for its licence qualification courses,...

Atom bank reduces prime residential rates

Atom bank has announced a series of rate cuts across its Prime residential mortgage...

​HSBC slashes mortgage rates amid intensifying competition

HSBC has announced significant reductions across its mortgage offerings, effective from tomorrow (16 April)...

Santander reintroduces sub-4% mortgage rates

Santander UK will cut rates across its mortgage range from Thursday 17 April, with...

Exodus of landlords drives thousands of homes out of rental market

A growing number of landlords are selling up, with thousands of former rental properties...

UTB supports £40m Canary Wharf Build-to-Rent development

United Trust Bank has agreed a £27.8m funding facility to support the delivery of...

VouchedFor launches campaign to highlight true value of financial advice

Adviser review platform VouchedFor has launched a new film celebrating the enduring importance of...

The Brightstar Group appoints group head of brand

The Brightstar Group has announced the promotion of Alfie Croker to group head of...
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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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