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LiveMore joins Sesame and PMS lender panels

LiveMore has been appointed by Sesame Bankhall Group to its 100-strong lender panel. The move...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network hires compliance manager

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Dean Clark as compliance manager. He has...

FCA to open Leeds office in September with 100 new jobs

The UK’s financial services regulator will be recruiting to fill more than 100 new...

LSL reports record mortgage lending for H1 2022

LSL’s financial services division has reported record mortgage lending volumes during the first half...

FCA confirms new rules for AR oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed new rules to make authorised financial firms...

Urban borrowers struggle the most to meet their mortgage

Mortgage holders living in cities and other urban areas are more likely to struggle...

Finova partners with Quantum Mortgages

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has partnered with specialist buy-to-let lender Quantum Mortgages. Quantum Mortgages...

Mortgage Magic introduces back office system

Mortgage Magic has unveiled Prometheus, a back office system for mortgage brokers. Prometheus is an...

Palatine investment in My Pension Expert confirmed

Palatine Private Equity has completed a "significant investment" into My Pension Expert following approval...

Majority research equity release before speaking to an adviser

New research from Standard Life Home Finance reveals that 70% of equity release customers...

Countrywide Surveying Services retains ISO 9001

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), a supplier of valuation panel management services, has successfully retained...

Norton Home Loans appoints head of sales

Norton Home Loans has promoted David Binney to the position of head of sales. ...

Hampshire Trust Bank increases maximum BTL loan size

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has enhanced its specialist buy-to-let offering, which includes Limited Company,...

Demand for equity release has recovered strongly from Covid

The Equity Release Council has revealed that homeowners aged 55+ took out 12,485 new...
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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...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

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