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Evolution Money joins Freedom Finance seconds panel

Freedom Finance has added Evolution Money to its secured loans lending panel. Secured loans from...

HTB appoints business development director for bridging

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced an internal promotion from its specialist mortgage team...

Foundation Home Loans launches new Key Worker range

Foundation Home Loans has expanded its owner-occupied proposition through the launch of products with...

Clydesdale Bank introduces new 60% LTV buy-to-let fixes

Clydesdale Bank is launching new buy-to-let fixed rates on Thursday 3 August. It is also making...

Leeds improves higher LTV short-term fixed rate

Leeds Building Society has improved a range of its short term fixed rate products,...

Paragon Bank further cuts five-year fixed portfolio rates

Paragon Bank has reduced the price of its limited-edition, five-year fixed rate, 5% fee,...

Gen H introduces product switching range for intermediary partners

Gen H has unveiled its new product switching range for intermediaries. Brokers who help their...

West One hails July as record month for originations

West One Loans has reported a record month for originations in July. The specialist lender...

LendInvest makes buy-to-let rate cuts 

LendInvest has further reduced rates across its buy-to-let product suite, including lower headline rates...

Pepper Money appoints second charge sales director

Pepper Money has appointed Ryan McGrath as its second charge sales director. McGrath (pictured)...

One Mortgage System joins ASTL

One Mortgage System (OMS) has become the latest professional organisation to join the Association...

Reward appoints business development director for Wales & SW

Reward Finance Group has appointed David Owen as business development director to increase the...

Paragon provides £5.4m development finance facility

Paragon Bank’s development finance division has provided a £5.4 million finance package for the...

Access FS adds CeMAP courses to academy proposition

Access Financial Services has announced the completion of its new academy proposition with the...

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...

Latest news

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...

Mortgage myths deter would-be first-time buyers

Misconceptions about mortgage eligibility may be prompting aspiring first-time buyers to abandon their plans...

Dudley Building Society publishes guide to trusts

Dudley Building Society has published a guide explaining how trusts can be used to...

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