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Andrea Glasgow becomes specialist mortgage sales director at HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of Andrea Glasgow as sales director,...

Families now much more likely to be involved in equity release conversations

The Covid-19 pandemic and the cost of living crisis have impacted how open families...

Coventry BS is one of the UK’s best workplaces for women

Coventry Building Society has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women...

Paragon adds limited edition five-year deals to offering

Paragon Bank has added limited-edition five-year fixed rate products to its range of buy-to-let...

Majority of mortgage customers want more lender flexibility

66% of UK mortgage customers believe greater flexibility is needed from lenders in the...

Protection Guru to add UnderwriteMe platform to research system

Protection Guru has announced that it will shortly be adding UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform as...

Hanley Economic BS provides seven-day FMA commitment

Hanley Economic Building Society has committed to providing its intermediary partners with a minimum...

Premium Credit offering options to spread FCA fee payments

Premium Credit is offering a finance facility as the FCA sends out invoices to...

Kuflink secures £35m institutional debt funding facility

Kuflink Group and European Risk Capital have jointly announced that Kuflink has entered into...

Virgin Money unveils new two and five-year fixed rates

Virgin Money is launching new residential and buy-to-let mortgage products. The new deals will be...

OneDome eyeing acquisitions as part of growth strategy

OneDome, the end-to-end property transaction company, has reported triple-digit year-on-year revenue growth despite a...

Lack of supply chain awareness is putting SMEs at risk

3.3 million (60%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have experienced supply chain delays in...

Mortgage borrowers’ ability to save hit by inflationary pressures

Data gathered from users of Moneyhub's open finance platform has shown that in the...

UK housing market “has entered a turning point”

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that average UK house prices increased...
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Later Life

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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Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
Later Life

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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Mortgage myths deter would-be first-time buyers

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