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Finova adds Tandem Bank to lender panel

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has announced its partnership with digital challenger bank, Tandem...

UTB hires new bridging BDM

United Trust Bank (UTB) has appointed Jack Heath as business development manager (BDM) as...

GetGround launches property investment service

GetGround has announced the launch of GetProperty, a property investment service created to support...

Air Academy appoints chairman

Later life services platform, Air, has announced the appointment of Jon Dunckley as chairman...

MPC raises Bank Rate by 50 basis points in split vote

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to increase the Bank...

Alternative Bridging appoints head of sales for London & SE

Alternative Bridging Corporation has promoted Phodis Maratheftis to head of sales, London & South...

Energy costs hitting mortgage affordability

The rising cost of energy could lead to thousands of applicants missing out on...

Royal London expands beneficiary nomination to WOL plans

Royal London has expanded its signature-free beneficiary nomination, an alternative to setting up a...

British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Build guarantee with HTB

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has secured an ENABLE Build guarantee via the British Business...

Landbay partners with 2plan wealth management

Landbay has launched a partnership with wealth management firm 2plan, whose financial advisers with...

Legal & General restructures mortgage business

Legal & General has announced the formation of Legal & General Mortgage Services, set...

Glenhawk doubles maximum loan size

Glenhawk has announces a new unregulated bridging product set, increasing its maximum loan size...

Two advice firms adopt 360 Lifecycle’s eIDV

360 Dotnet’s wealth and mortgage platform, 360 Lifecycle, has launched electronic identity data verification...

Almost all brokers expect specialist mortgage market growth

Amid an uncertain economic climate fuelled by a growing cost of living crisis and...

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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