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Mortgage Magic introduces telephone services

Mortgage Magic has unveiled new telephone services that enable brokers to make calls through...

Remove LTI limit to aid FTB affordability

The removal of the Loan to Income (LTI) flow limit is one measure that...

Working families raid savings in cost-of-living crisis

28% of working households with savings have started using them to meet rising living...

Monument Bank appoints chief of staff

Monument Bank has announced the appointment of Anita Maclean as its chief of staff. ...

Mast joins IMLA as associate member

Mast has become the latest associate member to join the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association...

Leeds BS unveils redemption statement service via LMS

LMS has announced that Leeds Building Society is launching with LMS Secure Link. ...

Reward provides over £5m in Midland funding

Reward Finance Group has provided £5.2m of funding to SMEs in the first year...

Foundation Home Loans revises residential mortgage credit tiers

Foundation Home Loans has announced the reappraisal of its residential mortgage credit tiers, including...

Finova Broker CRM integrates with Air Sourcing

Finova has announced that its Broker CRM is the first to integrate with Air...

Brickflow launches broker loan sourcing & packaging platform

Development finance comparison site, Brickflow, is inviting selected mortgage brokers to trial the Beta...

Having children costs women £2.4k p.a. in retirement

New research from equity release lender more2life and economics consultancy Cebr has found that...

MorganAsh updates MARS for Consumer Duty

MorganAsh has announced further upgrades to its new adviser tool to help businesses better...

Virgin Money pulls all mortgages for new customers

Virgin Money has decided to temporarily withdraw all its products for new customers at...

Redwood Bank unveils fixed rate mortgages

A specialist business bank has launched its first fixed rate mortgages to provide its...

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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