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Right DA Club to hold ‘fireside chat’

The Right DA Club has announced a new virtual event taking place in September...

MPowered Mortgages reduced fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has announced rate reductions across its suite of fixed rate products. ...

FCA to introduce new screening checks for financial adverts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve...

HTB promotes Lorenzo Satchell to new role

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Lorenzo Satchell as sales director...

Foundation Home Loans reduces core range pricing

Foundation Home Loans has reduced rates across its buy-to-let core product range by up...

StrideUp added to TMA panel

StrideUp has announced that it has been added to TMA’s lender panel. From today, TMA...

Plant hire specialist expands with Paragon backing

Kent-based Keaveney Plant Hire has added a new Suction Excavator to its fleet, following...

Alternative Bridging unveils video highlighting service proposition

Specialist lender, Alternative Bridging Corporation, has launched a new video introducing its senior sales...

Saxon Trust secures new £35m funding line

Saxon Trust has significantly expanded its funding capability with a new £35m funding facility...

Majority of adults have poor understanding of pensions

Research from Phoenix Group’s longevity think tank Phoenix Insights found that general pensions knowledge...

BFS invests £2m into expansion of headquarters

Bridging Finance Solutions has committed to invest over £2 million into the expansion of...

10% of financial advisers considering quitting because of Consumer Duty

One in 10 financial advisers are looking to exit the industry because of the...

Aldermore funds expansion for polyurethane manufacturer

Aldermore has provided a property loan to Polyglobal Ltd for the acquisition of another...

Finova adds will-writing facility to Broker CRM

Finova has partnered with Sail Wills, the digital will-writing service, to incorporate its self-service...

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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