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PLS Solicitors adopts LMS Secure Link Workspace

LMS has announced that PLS Solicitors has selected LMS Secure Link Workspace as its...

Tuscan Capital appoints sales director

Tuscan Capital has announced the appointment of Jaxon Stevens as its new sales director. Reporting...

Just Group extends Green Mortgage discount offering

Just Group has added the Green Mortgage discount feature to all of its Just...

Shawbrook facilitates successful portfolio refinance

Shawbrook has helped a professional property investor by orchestrating the refinance of their extensive...

Black Book Finance appoints Luke Crocker-Wilton

Luke Crocker-Wilton has joined Black Book Finance, to head up its specialist buy-to-let packaging...

Positive Lending selects primary technology provider

One Mortgage System (OMS) has been adopted by Positive Lending as its primary technology...

Sales team promotions at Fleet Mortgages

Fleet Mortgages has announced a number of internal promotions within its sales team, including...

Precise Mortgages improves limited edition proposition 

Precise Mortgages has announced lower rates across its five-year fixed rate terms within its limited...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds MFS to lender panel

Members of Legal & General Mortgage Club now have access to Market Financial Solutions’...

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank improve lending policies

Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank are making changes to policies for property and self-employed...

Record numbers of landlords intend to purchase via limited company structure

Paragon Bank has found that 74% of landlords who intend to purchase buy-to-let property...

Portfolio landlords in no rush to exit market

Market activity is being driven by portfolio landlords, demand for holiday lets, as well...

United Trust Bank unveils new trackers and rate reductions

United Trust Bank (UTB) Mortgages for Intermediaries has announced a series of changes and...

Together announces successful pricing of its second RMBS for 2023

Together Financial Services has announced the pricing of its latest first charge only residential...

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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