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ONP Group unveils new leadership team

ONP Group has restructured with a new leadership team which it says will spearhead...

Comentis launches Vulnerability Support Framework

Comentis has announced the launch of its Vulnerability Support Framework, which is available to...

Ceta Insurance reaches Infinity member milestone

Ceta Insurance has welcomed the 10,000th member of its broker Infinity portal last week. ...

Paradigm releases latest Consumer Duty video for advisers

Paradigm has launched its latest video providing further information and guidance for intermediaries on...

West One adds PMS Mortgage Club to panel

West One Loans has added PMS Mortgage Club to its residential intermediary panel. The partnership...

Record Stamp Duty payment total in 2022-23

Homebuyers paid out a record of £15.4bn in Stamp Duty Land Tax in the...

Right to Buy open to more than two million customers

There are more than two million potential customers for Right to Buy in England...

Royal London updates diabetes underwriting

Royal London has introduced a number of changes to its diabetes underwriting philosophy. The...

LiveMore makes appointments to sales team

LiveMore, the lender for the 50-90+ age group, has expanded its sales team with...

90,000 equity release customers cut future interest costs by £116m

The Equity Release Council’s Spring 2023 Market Report has revealed that the number of...

Energy consultancy secures six figure funding boost from Time Finance

Norwich-based energy consultancy, Indigo Swan, has secured a six figure invoice finance facility with...

One in five online valuation requests go on to sell

Around one in five people who request an online valuation go on to sell...

L&G: mortgage activity levels fuelled by financial gifting

Legal & General has revealed that first-time buyers are still pursuing their home ownership...

Recognise Bank finances family owned property investment firm

SME specialist Recognise Bank has agreed a £416,000 fixed rate loan solution for a...

COMMENT

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’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

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HSBC cuts residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates

HSBC UK is reducing rates across its residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges from 19...

Virgin Money cuts new business fixed rates but raises buy-to-let transfer pricing

Virgin Money will reduce selected residential purchase and remortgage fixed rates while increasing some...

1,000 borrowers sign mortgage deeds digitally in under three minutes

The first 1,000 customers have signed their mortgage deeds using Qualified Electronic Signatures through...

TMG adds Roma Finance to lender panel

TMG Mortgage Network has added Roma Finance to its lender panel, expanding the range...

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