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FCA warns insurers over vulnerable customer treatment

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has concluded that home and motor...

LendInvest secures £500m funding

LendInvest plc has announced a £500 million investment to fund part of its future...

40% of SMEs have had to stop or pause business because of lack of finance

New research has found that two in five small and medium sized enterprises have...

Aspen completes 80% LTV refurb bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed its first case at the reintroduced 80% LTV on its...

Sirius Property Finance to hold Women into Finance event

Following its Young Learners Programme and last year’s inaugural Women into Finance event, the...

Quantum Mortgages appoints field sales BDM

Gary Dean has become the first field sales business development manager (BDM) at Quantum...

Allica Bank unveils commercial mortgage team promotions

Allica Bank has revamped its broker commercial mortgage team with the promotion of three...

FCA facilitates mortgage lenders to provide breathing space

The Financial Conduct Authority has made changes to its rulebook to support key commitments...

Saffron BS unveils product reprice and relaunch

Saffron Building Society has announced a repriced and relaunched product offering. The Society has repriced...

Optimus partners with Better.co.uk

Optimus has announced a partnership with digital homeownership platform Better.co.uk as part of its...

Virgin Money ups fixed rates once again

Virgin Money has announced further mortgage rate rises. Selected fixed rates across residential and buy-to-let...

Hodge sponsors retiree to row 2,800 miles across the Pacific

Specialist lender Hodge is backing a retired solicitor from Wales who is raising money...

Almost half of brokers struggle to access finance for SME clients

New research from Atom bank conducted amongst the commercial broker community has studied SMEs'...

Higher wages later in life may not counter benefits of early saving

Standard Life analysis has show that early pension saving widens your options when it...
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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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Eleos partners with Homebox to target underserved renters

Eleos has partnered with household bills platform Homebox to offer life insurance and income...
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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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Vince Cable gives cautious welcome to station-led planning reforms

Sir Vince Cable has given a cautious welcome to government plans to streamline the...
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Beverley BS appoints Pattinson as non-executive director

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