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Royal London acquires Responsible Group

Royal London has wholly acquired the later life lending and product specialists, the Responsible...

Fiduciam welcomes new general counsel

Fiduciam has announced the appointment of Borja as General Counsel. De Ramon (pictured) has...

Together completes commercial real estate MBS pricing

Together Financial Services has announced the successful pricing of its fourth public small balance...

Coventry BS gives extra £1m to support local communities

For the second year running, Coventry Building Society is donating an additional £1 million...

Expat property enquiries up following rate holds

Offshoreonline, an online mortgage adviser for expatriates, has observed a significant upswing in expat...

LMS establishes Synchronisation taskforce

Following the Bank of England’s investigation and development of Synchronisation earlier this year, LMS,...

LendInvest Mortgages cuts residential rates

LendInvest Mortgages has reduced rates across its residential product suite in a week of...

Foundation Home Loans cuts BTL Limited Edition rates

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates on a number of buy-to-let Limited Edition products...

The Right DA Club to hold mortgage fraud masterclass

The Right DA Club is to offer member firms virtual Mortgage Application Fraud &...

Majority of landlords agree with EPC proposal scrapping

Unsurprisingly, 74% of landlords welcome the government’s decision to scrap the proposal that all...

SimplyBiz Mortgages adds MFS to lender panel

SimplyBiz Mortgages has added Market Financial Solutions (MFS) to its lender panel. MFS is...

Funding 365 secures new £200m funding line

Funding 365 has completed an additional £200 million+ funding line with a global investment...

Somo cuts rates across all products

In response to falling inflation rates, Somo Bridging has reduced all rates with immediate...

Over 10m overestimating value of Statutory Sick Pay

32% of workers in the UK overestimate the value of Statutory Sick Pay, which...
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COMMENT

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Let’s not get bogged down in the macro, let’s focus on the ones and twos

In challenging times such as this, it often feels like the first instinct for many in the mortgage market is to talk it down....

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

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Foundation raises income multiples for higher-earning mortgage borrowers

Foundation Home Loans has increased the amount higher-earning residential borrowers can access under changes...
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Wealthy Advisers Club funds £997 wellbeing retreat place to MIMHC

The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital...
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Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
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LiveMore launches mortgage podcast for brokers and advisers

LiveMore has launched a podcast series covering developments in the specialist and later-life lending...

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