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Clever Lending packages regulated holiday let development bridge

Clever Lending has packaged a £180,000 regulated bridging facility for a broker’s clients who...

Vida unveils new limited edition products

Vida has launched a new range of limited edition deals. Two and five-year products are...

SPF Private Clients opens Edinburgh office

SPF Private Clients (SPF) has opened a new office in Edinburgh, marking the return...

Gen H reduces rates across all products

Gen H has announced reductions across its whole product range by up to 17bps...

Premium Credit offers brokers monthly plan for FCA fees

Premium Credit is offering mortgage businesses a finance facility to spread their fees over...

Paragon Bank cuts rates following buy-to-let refresh

Paragon Bank has reduced rates across 22 buy-to-let mortgage products, with fixed deals now...

Rise in aspirational use of lifetime mortgages

Over the first half of 2023, lifetime mortgage customers have become more open to...

Property developers utilising AI to improve operations

An increasing number of developers are turning to new technologies – including artificial intelligence...

Most popular types of specialist property investment revealed

Castle Trust Bank has established that refurbishments, HMOs and MUFBs have been the most...

Financial costs of childhood cancer calculated

New research sponsored by Guardian and conducted by cancer charity, Young Lives vs Cancer,...

Just Wealth unveils new referral portal

Just Wealth, the financial services arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages, has launched a...

Leeds BS launches energy performance improvement tool

Leeds Building Society has launched a new online tool designed to help members monitor...

Consultancy becomes the latest IMLA associate member

Pegasus Insight, a recently established professional research services consultancy, has become the latest associate...

Conveyancing Association reveals new affiliate member

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner, legal sector specialists in Document Allocation...

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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