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MFS appoints General Counsel

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has appointed Ryan Magee as its new General Counsel. ...

Three-quarters of 50-80-year-olds worried about cost-of-living

78% of homeowners aged between 50 and 80 are feeling the effects of the...

Landbay reduces Limited Edition five-year rates

Landbay has reduced the rates across its Limited Edition standard five-year fixed rate product...

Newcastle Intermediaries launches new 10-year fixed rates

Newcastle Intermediaries has introduced a new range of 10-year fixed-rate products, following an increase...

TRM Network and DA Club reveal National Training Event details

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have announced details of their...

Coventry for intermediaries cuts rates by up to 29bps

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected rates, with residential rates lowered by up to...

Suffolk BS returns to 90% LTV market

Suffolk Building Society has reintroduced a number of two-year fixed rate products to its...

Precise Mortgages launches cashback and refunded valuations

Precise Mortgages has launched refunded valuations and cashback products into its limited-edition range which...

Bluestone Mortgages appoints national account manager

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Phil Quinn as national account manager. The move...

FCA finds substandard advice in later life lending market

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reviewed the later life lending market and worked...

Spring Finance hires head of sales for second charges

Spring Finance has appointed Paul Carley as its head of sales for second charge...

Leeds Building Society unveils new green mortgage

Leeds Building Society is supporting those dedicated to energy efficiency with the launch of...

Countrywide Surveying Services to run new Leadership Development Programme

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has chosen 15 aspiring leaders across the business to take...

SimplyBiz Mortgages to hold buy-to-let conference

SimplyBiz Mortgages has revealed that its inaugural buy-to-let conference will be taking place on...

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...

Latest news

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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