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MCR Property Group secures £48m refinance

MCR Property Group, a real estate investment and development company, has secured a £48...

Intermediary market confidence remained steady in Q2

The latest Mortgage Market Tracker report from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) reveals...

Fewer than one million outstanding interest-only mortgages, says FCA

The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, according...

Paradigm offers Harpenden BS large loans to members

Paradigm has announced the launch of new, exclusive Large Loan products from Harpenden Building Society...

HTB appoints BDM for specialist mortgages

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Zouhair Mihramane as business development...

Many borrowers taking proactive measures amid rising rate landscape

New research by Butterfield Mortgages indicates that UK mortgage customers are turning to fixed...

Castle Trust Bank cuts term rate and revises bridging offering

Castle Trust Bank has lowered the five-year fixed rate on its TermTen range from...

Advise Wise unveils annuity referral service

Advise Wise has announced the launch of its annuity referral system designed to help...

Landlords split over PRS Ombudsman proposals

Landbay has carried out research to find out what landlords think of the proposal...

James Sharp selects MorganAsh’s MARS platform

Wealth management firm James Sharp has implemented the MorganAsh Resilience System, to assess, measure...

Suros Capital helps solicitor buy into law practice

Suros Capital, the short term luxury asset lender, has agreed a £100,000 loan for...

More SMEs looking for sustainability funding

An increasing number of businesses are looking for funding to invest in improving their...

Cumberland BS refinances Scottish countryside retreat business

Monachyle Mhor, Mhor 84 and Calair Cottage, an award-winning collection of retreats nestled in...

Gen H reduces mortgage rates

Gen H has unveiled reductions on most of its products up to 95% LTV...

COMMENT

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...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

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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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