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“Irresponsible” Everyday Loans TV ad banned

Everyday Loans has had a television advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA),...

MHBS appoints specialist business development manager

Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has recruited Bianca Steenkamp as specialist business development manager. The...

Crystal Specialist Finance reports 26% YOY growth

Crystal Specialist Finance has reported year-on-year completion growth of 26%, with ongoing enquiries up...

Glenhawk unveils EPC incentive

Glenhawk has launched its first sustainability incentive, offering an end-of-term discount for those borrowers...

Over three-quarters of SMEs worry about cashflow due to late payments

Latest data from Time Finance has uncovered the true impact of late payments for...

MQube partners with Thought Machine for ‘real-time’ decisioning

MQube, the parent company of mortgage lender MPowered Mortgages, has partnered with Thought Machine,...

Charity boss to chair equity release standards committee

The Equity Release Council has appointed a new independent chair to its standards committee,...

Molo Finance adds MUFB to product range

Molo Finance has expanded its buy-to-let product suite by launching Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFB),...

Foundation Home Loans reduces buy-to-let and owner-occupier rates

Foundation Home Loans has announced rate reductions of up to 0.75% on selected buy-to-let...

West One launches new ‘Platinum’ residential range

West One Loans has launched a new range of residential mortgages with rates up...

Central Trust unveils one-year fixed rate product

Central Trust has added a new one-year residential fixed rate option to its product...

Tuscan Capital provides £3.7m holiday let dev exit loan

Tuscan Capital has completed a £3.7 million development exit loan facility for a holiday...

Just Mortgages appoints sales manager

National brokerage Just Mortgages has appointed Andy Cuthbert to the role of sales manager...

Brightstar Group becomes a Carbon Neutral Business

The Brightstar Group has announced that it has become certified as a Carbon Neutral...

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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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...

Reactive is not a business strategy

I was reading a piece of market commentary last week about what’s defined the...

FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services...

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