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Tenant demand hits all-time high, reports Paragon

Tenant demand reported by landlords has reached an all-time, according to new research conducted...

Hope Capital cuts rates on deals over £1m

Hope Capital has reduced rates on all cases over £1 million. The specialist short-term lender’s...

Paradigm launches fair value assessments hub

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has launched a new hub to...

Mint Property Finance appoints head of sales

Specialist finance lender, Mint Property Finance, has welcomed Steve Smith to the business as...

Metro Bank rolls out BSL Sign Language service for all customers

Metro Bank has launched its free BSL Sign Language service to mark Deaf Awareness...

Redwood Bank unveils five-year fixed rate mortgage for businesses

Redwood Bank is extending its support to businesses looking for longer-term financial stability with...

The Exeter paid out 92% of 2022 new claims

The Exeter has published its income protection claims data for 2022, revealing that £9.9...

Gen Z off sick more than older peers

Health Shield Friendly Society has found that the youngest employees in the workforce, those...

PMS partners with Cirencester Friendly

PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has boosted its protection offering with...

UTB provides funding for £60m planning gain project

United Trust Bank (UTB) Structured Property Finance has provided a £4.3m net facility to...

Potential UK equity release totals £616bn

The total amount of housing equity available to homeowners aged over 55 now stands...

Housing policy formulation should outlive electoral cycles

The housing market is riddled with serious issues around affordability and quality, which can...

First female leadership duo for Beverley BS

Beverley Building Society has welcomed Karen Wint, who succeeds Stuart Purdy as the new...

HTB completes £7.4m loan for later-life development

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has provided a developer of modern care home and assisted...

COMMENT

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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New-build asking prices edge higher as regional divide widens

The average asking price of newly instructed new-build homes in Great Britain edged higher...

LGSS targets growth as valuation market becomes more complex

Legal & General Surveying Services is seeking to increase its profile in the mortgage...

Mortgage industry backs alcohol-free MIMHC lunch

An alcohol-free event organised by the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) has secured...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life...

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