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Advise Wise adds new document upload feature

Advise Wise Platform has introduced a new feature allowing advisers to upload documents to...

Q3 sees record number of new equity release plans

The Equity Release Council (ERC) has revealed that homeowners aged 55+ took out a...

Pepper Money hires new national sales manager

Pepper Money has bolstered its sales team with the recruitment of Dianne Corner into...

Coventry for intermediaries launches 65% LTV deals

Coventry for Intermediaries has updated its residential product range with two, three and five-year...

Rental growth exceeds 2% for the second quarter in row

Average UK rents rose by more than 2% for the second quarter in a...

Molo Finance partners with Brilliant Solutions

Molo Finance has partnered with Brilliant Solutions to provide the distributor's directly authorised (DA)...

Larger portfolio landlords most likely to see BTL growth

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has highlighted that larger portfolio...

Brilliant Solutions removes upfront bridging and commercial fees

Brilliant Solutions has revised its bridging and commercial offering to ensure clients pay no...

Time Finance appoints head of relationship management

Time Finance has announced the appointment of Kevin Howard to head of relationship management...

Pure Retirement backs call for career development for over 50s

A report highlighting the benefits of embracing an older workforce has earned the support...

Vida introduces new fixed rate products

Vida has launched a range of residential and buy-to-let fixed rate products following on...

West One Loans unveils five-year fixed rate range

West One Loans has launched a range of new residential five-year fixed rates starting...

Spring Finance secures second bridging funding line

Specialist lender Spring Finance has completed on a funding line with Hampshire Trust Bank...

The Mortgage Lender makes leadership team appointments

The Mortgage Lender (TML) has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Neil...

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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Target Group launches staff AI programme for regulated finance

Target Group has launched an AI Champion programme to encourage the responsible use of...

Employment history rises up brokers’ mortgage search agenda

Employment history became a more pressing concern for mortgage brokers in July as changing...

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...

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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