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Budget childcare offer could benefit mortgage affordability

In today's Budget the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced an offer of 30 hours of...

One Stop Business Finance reaches significant milestone

York-based alternative funding provider, One Stop Business Finance Group, has exceeded £20m for the...

United Trust Bank reveals record pretax profits

United Trust Bank (UTB) increased profit before tax by 35% in 2022 to £60.2m,...

Monthly cost of owning a home £42 cheaper than renting it

The monthly cost of owning a home for first-time buyers is now £971 -...

Aspen completes £2.25m sales bridge

Aspen Bridging has completed a £2.25m loan for an existing client after the developer’s...

Optimum Finance makes key sales hire

Bristol-based invoice finance provider Optimum Finance has appointed Amir Pournasrollahzadeh to lead its regional...

Landlords reveal their ‘go to’ energy efficiency upgrades

LED lighting is the most popular and effective way of improving a property’s energy...

MPowered Mortgages adds two-year trackers to range

MPowered Mortgages is introducing a range of two-year tracker mortgages which start at 4.8%...

Gen H introduces first-time buyer bundle

Gen H announced the launch of a new product range that offers first-time buyers...

LendInvest expands residential homeowner distribution via packagers 

LendInvest has partnered with its full preferred panel of 14 packager firms to continue...

VAS Valuation appoints first risk manager

VAS Valuation Group has appointed senior high street bank specialist Alison Stevenson to the...

ASTL and FIBA ready to launch CPSP learning programme

The ASTL and FIBA have confirmed that the Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance...

HLPartnership partners with Tandem Bank

HLPartnership (HLP) has added Tandem Bank to its elite lender panel. HLP is a...

ONP Group integrates with ChatGPT

Legal services provider, ONP Group, is integrating its systems with ChatGPT in order to...
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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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TMG adds Roma Finance to lender panel

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

Reactive is not a business strategy

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

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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Industry fantasy football league to raise funds for mental health charter

Mortgage and property finance professionals are being invited to join an industry-wide Fantasy Premier...

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