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Over-50s fear they won’t afford a recession

New data from LiveMore shows one third of the UK’s over-50s have concerns about being...

Start Up Loans publishes guide to business resilience

Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has launched a new ‘Guide...

‘Demographic time bomb’ set to hit UK care sector

Rapid growth in the number of over 65s living alone looks set to drive...

Gender pay gap continues to impact women in housing

The London Assembly is urging the London Mayor, Sadiq Kahn, to carry out a...

MPowered Mortgages opens up prime residential range to all brokers

MPowered Mortgages has made its prime range accessible to all brokers, networks and clubs...

Housing equity conversations important during cost-of-living crisis

With nearly one in 10 people who planned to retire having to delay their...

Two-fifths of homeowners ‘in the dark’ about second charges

Over two million homeowners are planning to improve their properties this year rather than...

Fleet Mortgages reintroduces two-year fixes

Fleet Mortgages has brought back its range of two-year fixed-rate products for landlord borrowers,...

Over-55s who plan to work in retirement concerned about care costs

The cost of care is a top concern for a large number of over...

Shared ownership should be rebranded – Just Mortgages

Just Mortgages thinks that the term 'shared ownership' is acting as a barrier to...

£42bn facilitated through 360 Lifecycle in 2022

Adviser CRM platform, 360 Lifecycle, has revealed that it facilitated over £7 billion in...

Quantum joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has added specialist buy-to-let lender, Quantum...

Reward appoints business development director

Leeds-based Reward Finance Group is accelerating its growth plans in Yorkshire with the appointment...

Over 676,000 empty homes in England – and rising

To coincide with National Empty Homes Week, which takes place next week, Leeds Building...

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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FCA bans debt management executive over dishonesty

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

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...

Gen H cuts high-LTV mortgage rates by 15 basis points

Gen H has reduced rates across its 90% and 95% loan-to-value mortgage ranges in...

Tenant demand rises for first time in two years

Tenant demand increased in the second quarter of 2026, reversing two years of decline,...

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