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Family Building Society appoints joint underwriting directors

Blaine Faragher and Phillip Townsend have been promoted to joint directors of underwriting at...

Leeds BS selects Apprivo² core banking originations platform

Finova, the cloud-based mortgage and savings software provider, has announced that its Apprivo² core...

LiveMore publishes Consumer Duty white paper

LiveMore has published a white paper entitled: “Consumer Duty: why later life lending is...

Leeds BS launches Limited Company buy-to-let range

Leeds Building Society has launched a new range of buy-to-let mortgages for landlords operating...

First CPSP candidates complete training programme

The Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP) programme, launched as a joint initiative...

Inflation hitting over-60s’ finances

40% of over-60s have poor or very poor financial resilience, according to the latest...

Lenders cut available loan size by almost 20%

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has revealed that some mortgage lenders have reduced the loan...

LendInvest makes buy-to-let rate reductions

LendInvest has launched a new buy-to-let range. New rates start from 5.54%, funded through its...

Time Finance reports 273% rise in profits

Time Finance has posted all-time high annual trading results, with its gross lending book...

Hope Capital raises over £6k for North West Cancer Research

Hope Capital has revealed that it has raised over £6,000 for North West Cancer...

Virgin Money unveils new exclusive products

Virgin Money has launched a series of new mortgage products. The new deals are as...

Leeds BS launches online tool for prospective first-time buyers

Leeds Building Society, in partnership with fintech company Life Moments, has launched an online...

Atom bank cuts small business rates

Atom bank has reduced rates on its RLS and standard secured loan range for...

Prospective homebuyers lack understanding of cost and fees

New research from The Mortgage Lender (TML) has found that 24% of UK homeowners...
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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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Dudley Building Society publishes guide to trusts

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Mortgage anxiety rises as one in five lack financial safety net

The proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage decisions has risen from 15%...

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