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LMS launches new Secure Link technology to connect stakeholders

LMS has announced the launch of its new Secure Link technology. The conveyancer and panel...

Over half of those with credit ‘blips’ face mortgage challenges

53% of UK adults with a credit blip has impacted their ability to get...

Optimum Finance appoints senior relationship manager

Optimum Finance has appointed Mike Jones as a senior relationship manager (RM) as the...

Mortgage Matters Direct partners with Acre

Mortgage Matters Direct (MMD) has cemented a new relationship with Acre, which will see...

L&G Wellbeing Advisory Board unveils new cost of living guide

Legal & General Group Protection’s Wellbeing Advisory Board has launched a new cost of...

Only one in 10 landlords currently intending to expand portfolios

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has conducted research which found that the majority property...

MPowered Mortgages backs ’24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge’ campaign

MPowered Mortgages has announced its support for the 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge campaign, as...

CSS awarded Silver Medal for sustainability commitment

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has been awarded a silver medal by EcoVardis in recognition...

LendInvest completes homebuyer mortgage offer in three days

LendInvest has completed a mortgage offer in three days for a couple looking to...

MorganAsh adds nurse support services to MARS vulnerability tool

MorganAsh has added a new nurse support service to the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS),...

CrowdProperty funds £16m GDV Bradford scheme

Specialist residential property development lender CrowdProperty is supporting a £16m+ GDV development project in...

CHL Mortgages reintroduces five-year fixes

CHL Mortgages has added a range of five-year fixed rate products to its product...

Industry group forms Open Property Data Association

The Home Buying Selling Group (HBSG) has announced that, following the public release of...

Legal & General Mortgage Club bolsters management team

Legal & General Mortgage Club has appointed Michelle Westley as propositions manager and Stephen...

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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