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Scottish Building Society adopts Iress’s MSO

Iress has partnered with Scottish Building Society to help drive the Society’s next phase...

Q1 growth in bridging lending

Bridging completions, applications and loan books continued to increase in the first quarter 2023,...

Cirencester Friendly achieves Investors in People’s gold accreditation

Cirencester Friendly has been awarded 'We Invest in People Gold Accreditation' by Investors in...

Landmark Information Group and Shieldpay announce conveyancing partnership

Landmark Information Group has agreed a strategic partnership with B2B payment solutions provider Shieldpay,...

Aldermore provides £7m commercial mortgage

Aldermore has provided a £7m commercial mortgage to Yorkshire Property Rentals Limited for two...

Glenhawk reports record month of lending

Glenhawk has reported a record month of lending in May, providing £54 million of...

Virgin Money ups mortgage rates

Virgin Money has made changes to its mortgage variable revert rates, following the announcement...

Intermediary market has critical role in future UK lending landscape

Panellists at the inaugural Square 1 Media Mortgage Market Debate were united in highlighting...

Pure Retirement joins finova lending panel

Lifetime mortgage provider Pure Retirement has joined finova Payment and Mortgage Services panel of...

Advise Wise adds Appointment Log feature for Consumer Duty

Advise Wise has announced the introduction of its new Appointment Log feature, allowing advisers...

SimplyBiz introduces AR regime support programme

SimplyBiz has announced the launch of an Appointed Representative (AR) support programme, designed to...

Coventry for Intermediaries unveils residential and buy-to-let deals

Coventry for intermediaries has expanded its range of new business products for residential and...

Castle Trust Bank transitions to latest Phoebus core servicing platform

Castle Trust Bank has renewed its contract with Phoebus for another five years and...

MaPS CEO announces exit

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that its CEO, Caroline Siarkiewicz, will...
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Later Life

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...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

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UK house price growth slows to 2% amid cautious market

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Foundation widens mortgage criteria for borrowers with past credit problems

Foundation has relaxed its residential credit criteria to support borrowers rebuilding their financial position...
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The Monmouthshire Building Society reports £3.7m profit

Monmouthshire Building Society maintained its post-tax profit at £3.7 million in 2025/26 despite significant...

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