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Paragon Bank appoints SME lending sales director

Stewart Good has been appointed sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank. Good (pictured)...

Adviser to pay £106k for poor pension transfer advice

The FCA has banned Mark Abley of County Capital Wealth Management Ltd (in liquidation)...

Paula Purdy joins United Trust Bank

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Paula Purdy as head of sales for bridging...

Stonebridge agrees new partnership with Air

Air, the platform for later life lending professionals, has announced a new partnership with...

Brokers hit out over product withdrawals

Brokers have voiced their frustration about short notice product withdrawals on the Cherry adviser...

Glenhawk launches further free valuation promotion

Glenhawk has revealed its latest free valuation promotion, aimed at reducing up-front funding costs...

Standard Life appoints new head of retail intermediary distribution

Standard Life, part the Phoenix Group, has appointed Warren Bright to the newly created...

MFS to freeze all bridging rates until end of July

Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has committed to freezing its bridging rates despite the Bank...

Family BS unveils new fixed rate range

Family Building Society has unveiled a new range of fixed rate mortgage products following...

Legal & General Mortgage Club adds Loughborough BS to panel

Directly Authorised advisers looking to place business with Loughborough Building Society via Legal &...

Smartr365 and HSBC demonstrate Open Banking solutions

Smartr365 has hosted an exclusive event in conjunction with HSBC to explore the changing...

Mansfield BS relaunches limited company BTL

Mansfield Building Society has launched two new buy-to-let products up to 75% LTV, including...

Reward reaches £200m lending milestone

Reward Finance Group has celebrated its 12th year of growth, by surpassing the £200m...

Spring Finance completes £835k re-bridge in under two weeks

Spring Finance and Newable Commercial Finance have completed an £835,000 regulated re-bridge which completed...
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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

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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

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

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