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Keystone Property Finance reduces rates by up to 65bps

Keystone Property Finance, the specialist buy-to-let lender, has reduced rates across its complete range...

Integra joins Paymentshield panel

General insurance solutions provider Paymentshield has revealed that specialist insurer Integra has joined its...

Nottingham BS improves mortgage criteria

Nottingham Building Society has announced the latest in a series of mortgage criteria changes...

The Right Mortgage launches new PMI Demands & Needs Statement

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club has announced details of its...

InterBay appoints specialist finance account manager

OSB Group has promoted Charlotte Parker to specialist finance account manager (SFAM) for the...

Alternative Bridging hires underwriting head

Alternative Bridging Corporation has appointed Claire O’Brien as head of underwriting. O’Brien (pictured), who...

E.surv and Foundation Home Loans agree new valuations deal

E.surv has announced a new valuation services agreement with Paratus AMC (trading as Foundation...

Consumer Duty to drive growth in protection recommendations

According to new adviser research conducted by Guardian about the impact of Consumer Duty...

Landbay reduces fixed rate pricing

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has restricted pricing across its fixed rate product range with...

Foundation Home Loans unveils 5-year Limited Edition fix

Foundation Home Loans has launched a brand new five-year, Limited Edition fixed-rate product as...

Lendlord launches property investor digital suite

Lendlord, the platform for property investors and landlords, has launched a suite of new...

Advise Wise adds EPC sourcing features

Advise Wise, an intermediary later life sourcing platform, has added new features designed to...

LiveMore cuts mortgage rates following fall in swap rates

24 hours since swap rates reduced, LiveMore has lowered rates across selected mortgage products...

Gen H drops rates by up to 60bps

Gen H has cut rates and launched its expanded homebuying bundle, now designed to...

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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