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Equity Release Supermarket appoints new CMO

Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) have announced the appointment of Richard Brook as its chief...

Assetz Capital funds luxury home development in Aberdare

Assetz Capital have provided a £1.2m development loan to experienced developer CJC Estates to...

Covid-19 causes rise in early retirement plans

43% of UK adults aged 55-66 years old have chosen to take an early...

Kensington appoints new national account manager

Kensington Mortgages has announced the appointment of Adam Sheldon as its new national account...

Struggling consumers urged to seek help with financial difficulties

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and MoneyHelper are urging consumers to get help as...

Stafford Railway BS joins Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has announced the appointment of Stafford Railway Building Society to its...

Newcastle Intermediaries integrates with SmartrFit research tool

Newcastle Intermediaries’ has announced its integration with Legal & General’s SmartrFit affordability research tool....

Allica Bank reaches major lending milestone

Allica Bank has now provided over £1 billion in loans to SMEs as across...

Health & wellbeing support vital for recruitment and retention

Health and wellbeing support is a major factor in the recruitment and retention of...

Air appoints new business development consultant

Later life lending platform, Air, has appointed Nicola Palmer as senior business development consultant to...

LMS reports fall in Remortgage Healthcheck Index

LMS has published its latest Remortgage Healthcheck Index, produced in partnership with the Centre...

Right Mortgage Network joins AMI

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has joined the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI). Appointed...

OMS partners with Step One Finance

One Mortgage System (OMS) has partnered with second charge specialist lender Step One Finance...

FCA expands leadership team

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it expands its headcount....

COMMENT

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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Iress UK lifts underlying earnings as costs fall

Iress UK increased underlying adjusted earnings by 43% in the first half of 2026...

Modern auction house sales rise by 14.5%

House purchases through modern method auctions increased by 14.5% year on year as buyers...

The West Brom widens mortgage access for foreign nationals

West Brom Building Society has launched a mortgage range for foreign nationals living and...

Wealthy borrowers favour liquidity as specialist lending grows

High-net-worth borrowers are increasingly using finance to preserve liquidity and manage their wider wealth...

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