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Business acquisitions hampered by funding issues

One-third of commercial finance brokers recently surveyed are finding it hard to source lenders...

Consultation key to meeting housebuilding targets

A new report has concluded that pressing local authorities and developers to widen community...

Untapped demand for custom-build from younger people

The younger generations have a greater interest in, and demand for, custom-build, according new...

Generational disparities in retirement planning

Younger workers are much more thoughtful about money issues than people might expect, and...

Assetz Capital secures additional funding line for Northern Ireland

Assetz Capital has announced a new funding line exclusively for Northern Ireland to focus...

Pure Retirement reveals profile of average new equity release customer

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has analysed its own data for the third quarter...

Hodge rebrands 50+ mortgages and scraps minimum age

Hodge is rebranding its 50+ mortgage products to Resi Retire. It is also removing the...

National Friendly added to Right DA Club panel

The Right DA Club has added protection and private medical insurance (PMI) provider, National...

Marsden BS increases retirement mortgage LTVs

Marsden Building Society has announced a rise in the loan to value (LTV) across...

GetGround adds lettings & management service

GetGround has launched a Lettings & Management service for landlords and investors. The property investment...

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries launches Limited Edition buy-to-let one-year fix

Kent Reliance for Intermediaries (KRFI), part of the OSB Group, has unveiled a new...

HREF completes £5.3m bridge for Manchester developer

Hilco Real Estate Finance (HREF) has completed a £5.3m bridging loan to Manchester-based property...

UK adults expect to live to 85

Canada Life has released its inaugural Life100+ report, the first in a series of...

SimplyBiz Mortgages introduces specialist high-net-worth support offering

SimplyBiz Mortgages has launched a high-net-worth (HNW) panel, designed to allow advisers to access...
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How brokers can secure better client outcomes in a volatile market

Experience has always counted in the mortgage market. Brokers who worked through the financial crisis, the Covid pandemic, the Liz Truss mini-Budget and cost-of-living...

Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

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