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VAS Valuation Group bolsters Knowledge Hub video library

VAS Valuation Group has added six new videos to its Knowledge Hub programme as...

More needs-based borrowing from lifetime mortgage cash releases

Lifetime mortgage lender Pure Retirement has discovered a mixed picture among those who access...

One third of older homeowners see themselves as vulnerable

32% of people aged 50–79 years consider themselves vulnerable, according to a LiveMore survey...

Zephyr Homeloans adds new two-year fixed rate deal to range

Zephyr Homeloans has announced a new two-year fixed-rate mortgage as well as a 100bps...

Legal & General Ignite integrates with Smartr365

Legal & General Mortgage Services has announced that its mortgage research and product sourcing...

Former Spring CEO launches new short-term lender

Gavin Diamond has announced the launch of a new specialist short-term lender, Inspired Lending. The...

MPowered Mortgages launches free legals and free valuations for remortgagers

MPowered Mortgages has launched a range of Remortgage Legal Assistance products which cover standard...

New managing director for Sirius Finance

William Lloyd-Hayward has been appointed as managing director of Sirius Finance. This follows the news...

Kensington unveils improved large loan proposition

Kensington Mortgages has launched its enhanced large loan offering, designed to help provide customers...

Perenna unveils 40-year 95% LTV FTB mortgage

Perenna has opened up its flexible long-term fixed rate product, known as the Perenna...

Landlord confidence increasing along with tenant demand

New research has found that landlord confidence across a number of different metrics has...

LendInvest Mortgages provides offer in four days for Key Worker FTB

LendInvest Mortgages has delivered a mortgage offer in four days for a Key Worker...

West One Loans joins PRIMIS’ residential panel

West One Loans has been added to PRIMIS Mortgage Network’s panel of lenders. The partnership...

Landbay cuts five-year fixed rates

Buy-to-let lender Landbay has once again reduced rates, this time by up to 0.10...

COMMENT

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...

Wealthy Advisers Club funds £997 wellbeing retreat place to MIMHC

The Wealthy Advisers Club has donated a fully funded place at its inaugural Digital...

Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...

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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