News

Cynergy Bank launches EPC C+ term loan

Cynergy Bank has launched a new product to help residential landlords make energy efficiency...

Market downturn hit 2022 UK small business equity investment

The total value of equity investment in the UK’s small businesses declined by 11%...

Three charged over unauthorised sale-and-rent-back schemes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun criminal proceedings against three people for carrying...

Gen H expands panel with Brilliant addition

Gen H has announced its latest intermediary partnership, this time with Brilliant Solutions. Brilliant Solutions...

Air partners with Comentis for vulnerability assessments

Air is to offer Air Academy members access to Comentis’s Financial Vulnerability Assessment tool. ...

Colenko appoints head of sales for bridging and development

Colenko has appointed Mark Marlow as head of sales for bridging and development. Marlow (pictured)...

Time Finance funds connectivity firm’s growth plans

Time Finance is providing connectivity and business managed services partner, Connectus Business Solutions, with...

Metro Bank unveils new company secretary

Metro Bank has appointed Clare Gilligan as its company secretary. Gilligan (pictured) joins Metro Bank...

Just Mortgages encouraging brokers to hold clinics

Just Mortgages is calling on brokers to work harder within their local communities and...

IMLA report calls for support for private landlords

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has published its latest research report, looking at...

Acorn Homes secures £5.9m Paragon development funding

Acorn Homes has secured a £5.9 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s development finance...

Compliance complacency proves costly for regulated firms

The future lies with digital compliance solutions that offer a robust framework to support...

Market Harborough BS makes mortgage product withdrawal commitment

Specialist lender Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has made a commitment to intermediaries that...

April rise in Scottish house prices

Scottish house prices increased by 0.7% in April, according to Walker Fraser Steele chartered...
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COMMENT

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...
Advice

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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