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L&G: demand for specialist products high “across the board”

Legal & General’s SmartrFit platform has revealed that mortgage criteria searches were dominated by...

Paradigm launches reverse advent calendar charity drive

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has launched its fifth annual ‘Reverse...

Aspen competes auction purchase bridge in 25 days

Aspen Bridging has revealed that it overcame major access issues to complete an auction...

Brokers having difficulty managing lender updates 

New research out from Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has shown that...

David Finlay joins LiveMore Capital

David Finlay has joined LiveMore Capital as an executive consultant and member of the...

Majority of lenders expect green mortgages to remain key to product offerings

Mortgage lenders are warming to green mortgages, according to new research from Mortgage Advice...

UTB makes Midlands property development appointments

United Trust Bank (UTB) has made two new appointments to its property development originations team...

Newcastle Intermediaries unveils shared ownership range

Newcastle Intermediaries has launched its shared ownership proposition to the market, introducing a range...

Precise adds lifetime trackers to limited edition BTL range

Precise Mortgages, part of the OSB Group, has launched new buy-to-let lifetime tracker products,...

Gary Bailey leaves Hope Capital

Gary Bailey, managing director at Hope Capital, has announced his departure from the bridging...

CapitalRise funds £8.5m Westworth Estate purchase

Prime property specialist finance company CapitalRise has provided funds for an £8.5m loan, to...

SmartSearch appoints VP of professional services sales

SmartSearch, the anti-money laundering (AML) firm, has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of...

Access FS expands broker numbers by 80%

Access Financial Services has grown broker numbers by 80% so far this year. The number...

MPowered Mortgages reduces residential fixed rates

MPowered Mortgages has lowered its rates across its two and three-year fixed rate mortgage ranges. On...
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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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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...
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Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...
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Half of homes taking longer to sell as regional divide widens

Homes in almost half of Great Britain’s local authority areas are taking longer to...
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The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested...

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