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Hodge makes further investment in net zero tech firm

Hodge has made a further equity investment in Sero, a Cardiff-based energy technology and...

LendInvest reduces residential rates

LendInvest has updated rates across its residential mortgage range as it continues to improve...

Affordability platforms “lead to brokers considering more lenders”

The number of brokers who say they now use an affordability system for at...

OSB appoints BDM for central region

Specialist lender OSB Group has promoted Samantha Brain from office based business development manager...

Cynergy Business Finance surpasses £200m in asset-based lending

Cynergy Business Finance (CBF), the asset-based lending (ABL) arm of Cynergy Bank, has surpassed...

Industry reacts to Law Society’s climate risk guidance

The Law Society has issued guidance on the legal duties which conveyancers owe to...

Shorewood Homes completes first Paragon Green Homes project

Shorewood Homes has completed the first project under Paragon Development Finance’s Green Homes Initiative....

Signature records record first quarter

Signature Property Finance has posted a record first quarter lending figure of £26.6 million....

Dudley BS donates £30k to local causes

Dudley Building Society re-established its Community Support Fund earlier this year, where £30,000 was...

Average UK house prices fall for third consecutive month

Average UK house prices increased by 5.5% in the 12 months to February 2023,...

Finova launches Apprivo2 product switch functionality

Finova, the cloud-based mortgages and savings software provider, has announced its new product switch...

Mini-Budget caused mortgage overpayment spike

UK households made an unprecedented £23.3bn of mortgage overpayments in 2022, equivalent to £64m...

Consumers open to revealing health and lifestyle issues

Consumers are more open to answering personal questions about their health and lifestyle than...

Hodge doubles development finance maximum transaction size

Hodge is doubling the maximum lending amount per single transaction across its existing range...
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COMMENT

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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