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Equifax partners with Spear Technologies to help with access to finance

Equifax UK has announced a new partnership with Spear Technology, a provider of short-term...

Equity Release Supermarket makes new hires

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has announced the appointment of three new advisers and a...

Impact Specialist Finance unveils semi-exclusive 80% net LTV refurb bridging deal

Impact Specialist Finance has launched a new light and heavy refurbishment bridging product available...

LiveMore appoints director of marketing

LiveMore has appointed a new director of marketing as part of its plans to...

Landbay issues new Special Edition five-year fixed rates

Specialist buy-to-let lender Landbay has launched a new set of Special Edition five-year fixed...

Premier Asset Finance appoints managing director

Ken McKeating, former sales director for SME lending at Paragon Bank, has been appointed...

Quantum Mortgages ups proc fees

Quantum Mortgages has increased the procuration fee payable to its registered intermediaries by up...

Half of all tenants would move if rent increased

With the demand for rented homes currently 10% higher than in March 2022, many...

Landlords incorrectly interpreting EPC framework

Mortgage Advice Bureau has stated that landlords are being blocked from renting out properties...

Two new hires for Crystal Specialist Finance

Crystal Specialist Finance has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Ben Humphreys...

New HQ and focus for Our Mortgage Broker

Our Mortgage Broker has relocated its headquarters. It is now based at 23 Berkeley Square...

Pivotal Growth acquires Embrace Financial Services and First2Protect

Pivotal Growth has acquired Embrace Financial Services and First2Protect from LSL Property Services Plc. Embrace...

InfoTrack integrates with LMS Secure Link

LMS has revealed that InfoTrack, a digital conveyancing provider, has integrated with Secure Link...

SimplyBiz becomes founding Affiliate of Consumer Duty Alliance

SimplyBiz has been named as an Affiliate of the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA), the...

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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