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OneFamily withdraws lifetime mortgages products

OneFamily Lifetime Mortgages is temporarily withdrawing its products from new business, citing recent instability...

OSB highlights range of support for menopause

On World Menopause Day 2022, OSB Group is highlighting the menopause support it offers...

MBT introduces mortgage helpdesk

Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has launched a new Mortgage Helpdesk, giving brokers immediate telephone...

Castle Trust Bank joins NACFB

Castle Trust Bank has joined the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) as...

BuildLoan introduces product to mitigate against down-valuations

Self and custom-build finance specialist BuildLoan has launched a new advanced stage payment product...

OnLadder hires marketing consultant

OnLadder has announced the appointment of David Swallow as a consultant to the business. ...

HTB appoints head of portfolio management

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has announced the appointment of John Archbold as head of...

Time Finance opens new office in Reading

Time Finance has unveiled its new office in Reading in a move to bolster...

Reward makes key hires in the Midlands and South East

Reward Finance Group has supported its growth plans in the Midlands, London and the...

Source Insurance bolsters GI offering with rent guarantee

Source Insurance has improved its landlord proposition by adding a Rent Guarantee product provided...

Recognise Bank supports automotive business with £555k commercial mortgage

Recognise Bank has agreed a £555,000 commercial mortgage to help an automotive business purchase...

Paradigm to host next Power of 8 webinar series

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced it will be hosting a Power of 8 webinar...

Sancus Lending Group appoints group credit director

Sancus Lending Group has appointed Gary Mealing as group credit director, responsible for leading...

Rightmove: little sign of downwards price pressure on existing properties for sale

Rightmove has reported that the average price of property coming to market rises by...

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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