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OMS updates Consumer Duty functionality

One Mortgage System (OMS) has announced updates to its dedicated Consumer Duty functionality on...

Knight Frank Finance selects FINPLAN Home from Twenty7tec

Knight Frank Finance has selected FINPLAN Home, the new end-to-end mortgage CRM platform from...

Pepper Money unveils limited edition for credit repair

Pepper Money has introduced a Limited Edition range of three-year fixed rate mortgages to...

Gateway Surveyors reappointed as Earl Shilton BS panel manager

Gateway Surveyors had been reappointed as panel manager for Earl Shilton Building Society. This follows...

One-third of Gen Z employees have experienced mental health issues

'Gen Z' employees - those aged between 16-26 - report having experienced more mental...

33% of unincorporated landlords planning limited company switch

One-third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to...

Allica Bank offers asset finance discount for electric vehicle switch

Allica Bank has launched a new £10m fund to support businesses with the purchase...

The Exeter offers unlimited remote GP appointments

UK protection and health insurer The Exeter has announced a range of new enhancements...

SMEs showing increased appetite for external funding

Atom bank’s ‘SME Pulse’ survey for Q3 2023 has revealed that over half (54%)...

Gen H makes third set of rate reductions in nine working days

Gen H has announced further rate reductions of up to 26 bps. This is the...

Coventry for intermediaries expands 95% LTV range

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential rates by up to 36bps, with fixed...

House price growth returns in October

Average house prices increased by 1.1% in October, compared to a fall of -0.3%...

Two-thirds of landlords not planning to sell any property

66% of buy-to-let landlords do not intend to sell any of their property in...

Hodge improves Professional Mortgage interest-only criteria

Hodge has announced changes to its Professional Mortgage, offering customers with complex incomes greater...

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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