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The Mortgage Lender to relaunch residential and BTL deals

The Mortgage Lender (TML) will relaunch its residential and buy-to-let product ranges tomorrow (Friday...

FCA warns insurers over cost of living squeeze

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has expressed concern that as pressure mounts on household...

SoMo makes four appointments

SoMo Bridging has added to its growing team with four new appointments including an...

Lifetime mortgage popularity grows in every UK region

The popularity of lifetime mortgage is growing across every UK region, according to the...

Hodge appoints chief people officer

Gareth Thomas has joined Hodge’s executive team as its chief people officer. Thomas (pictured)...

Remortgage search numbers up year-on-year

This week, the total number of remortgage searches year to date in 2022 overtook...

Rising mortgage rates to hit household buying power by up to 28%

Zoopla believes that the housing market is slowly transitioning to a buyers market as...

Keystone Property Finance unveils new product offering

Keystone Property Finance has unveiled a package of measures to assist borrowers and help...

New Paymentshield role for Brian Coulton

General insurance provider Paymentshield has created a new strategic partnerships manager role to manage...

Age Partnership increases profits and market share

Advisory firm Age Partnership has reported a £2.6m profit for the Covid-affected year ending...

Allica Bank reaches profitability

SME fintech lender Allica has said that it reached profitability in close to record...

Rising house prices set to boost equity release

OneFamily has stated that equity release is set to grow, driven by rising house...

Mortgage Business Expo London reports record exhibitor numbers

Mortgage Business Expo’s next event is taking place in London on Thursday 13 October...

The Right Retirement Package launches ‘try before you buy’ scheme

The Right Retirement Package has launched what it is hailing as 'a new way...

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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