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Mint Property Finance makes senior BDM appointment

Mint Property Finance has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Simon Micklethwaite...

HTB ups Special Edition BTL product max loan size to £25m

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has increased the maximum loan size on its Special Edition...

Simply Asset Finance opens Liverpool office

Simply Asset Finance is opening an additional sales centre in the business district of...

Source Insurance unveils adviser forum

Source Insurance has announced the implementation of a collaborative adviser forum. Consisting of a range...

Brokers reveal main concerns ahead of Consumer Duty

TMA Club has outlined the most common questions its Broker Support Desk have assisted...

More2life relaunches high LTV Apex range

More2life has announced the relaunch of its Apex product range, which offers high LTVs. ...

Brokers predict limited company BTL lending rise

49% of mortgage brokers expect the volume of buy-to-let portfolio limited company lending they...

LMS begins Charge Registration process update

LMS has increased the digital capability of its charge registration tool. In the first...

MFS secures £400m funding line

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has secured £400 million of new institutional funding. The new...

BFS acquires Aldermore’s working capital finance division

Independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has acquired Aldermore’s working capital finance...

Just Mortgages launches bespoke training for larger firms

National brokerage Just Mortgages has expanded the level of support available to its large...

Landbay improves two-year tracker offering

Landbay has cut rates on its two-year tracker buy-to-let mortgages by up to 90...

Shawbrook funds purpose-built student accommodation in Durham

Three Tuns Development, a joint venture between two professional property developers Simon Williams and...

Virgin Money announces fixed rate mortgage rises

Virgin Money has announced further changes to its mortgage rates. The changes will take place...

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...

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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...

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%...

Vince Cable gives cautious welcome to station-led planning reforms

Sir Vince Cable has given a cautious welcome to government plans to streamline the...

Beverley BS appoints Pattinson as non-executive director

Beverley Building Society has appointed Jonathan Pattinson as a non-executive director as the mutual...

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