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OPDA finalises make-up of executive committee

The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has confirmed the completion of its executive committee...

HSBC Life joins SimplyBiz protection panel

SimplyBiz has appointed HSBC Life to its SimplyProtect range of provider partners. SimplyProtect is...

Clever Lending completes £1.9m MUFB deal with HTB

Clever Lending has helped a customer who needed to refinance a Multi Unit Freehold...

MFS joins Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has been added to Dynamo for Intermediaries’ lender panel. ...

Keystone Property Finance unveils new two-year trackers

Keystone Property Finance has launched a new range of two-year tracker mortgages. These...

MBE London reveals record figures

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has announced that visitor numbers at its London show, held...

Paragon backs Arundel Gate new build development

Arundel Gate Finance has secured £30m of funding from Paragon Bank, including a £12...

Investec provides £80m development loan for Suffolk distribution centre

Investec Real Estate has provided Norton Group with an £80 million financing package to...

LiveMore provides semi-exclusive products for five packagers

LiveMore has launched an exclusive packager proposition with Brightstar, Complete, Brilliant Solutions, TFC and...

First-time buyers leading market activity

Stabilising interest rates are fuelling activity in the mortgage market despite longstanding affordability concerns,...

Allica Bank funds nursery & pre-school in Luton

Allica Bank has provided a £450,000 commercial mortgage to enable Kinder City nursery &...

Reliance Bank offers key worker mortgage cashback incentive

Reliance Bank has launched a new key worker mortgage range to both the intermediary...

LSL announces senior level changes

LSL Group has revealed that Jon Round will be stepping down as group financial...

Gen H adds Openwork Partnership to panel

Gen H has partnered with the Openwork Partnership. The addition of The Openwork Partnership brings...

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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