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Pure Retirement improves Sovereign lifetime mortgage proposition

Pure Retirement has made changes to its Sovereign range of lifetime mortgages. The range introduces...

Huge fall in transactions after end of Stamp Duty holiday

HRMC's provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in October 2021 is 76,930,...

New lender member for ASTL

Buzz Capital has become the latest lender to join the Association of Short Term...

Tenet hires new regional business manager

Tenet Group has appointed Paul Day as regional business manager as part of its...

LPE1, LPE2 and FME1 forms updated

The trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management...

Two-thirds of equity release customers consult family

New research has found that 64% of equity release customers consulted family before going...

BuildLoan joins Finova panel

The panel at Finova Payment & Mortgage Services now includes BuildLoan, the self and...

NatWest to launch green buy-to-let products

NatWest has announced the launch of its green buy-to-let product on 24 November. The green buy-to-let mortgage product...

Leeds BS gives green support to 95% mortgages

Leeds Building Society is allowing homebuyers to offset the carbon footprint of their property...

New Paragon BTL rates from 3.05%

Paragon Bank has reduced rates on four of its 80% and 75% loan to...

Selina Finance unveils 85% LTV second charges

Selina Finance is increasing its maximum loan to value (LTV) to 85%. Two-year, five-year...

Fleet Mortgages appoints NW BDM

Fleet Mortgages has announced the appointment of a new business development manager (BDM) for...

Air Club outlines details for online conference

Air Club has published details of its conference taking place online on Thursday 25 November. The...

Recognise Bank funds £5m buy-to-let portfolio refinancing

Recognise Bank has completed a £5 million Professional buy-to-let (PBTL) refinance deal on a...

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Mental health and the evolving role of mortgage advisers

Money worries rarely stay just about money. They affect sleep, confidence, relationships, and mental wellbeing - and for many people across the UK, mortgage...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 16

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

Why complex-income borrowers need more adviser support

The UK mortgage market has become more complex for borrowers, lenders and advisers alike. Higher rates, tighter affordability pressures and more varied working patterns...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people to get onto the property ladder. For many, combining earning...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 15

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday last week as...

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Equity Release Group launches adviser network

Equity Release Group has launched a specialist adviser network aimed at helping firms expand...

Gen H puts underwriters on front line of broker enquiries

Gen H has restructured its sales and underwriting teams in a move designed to...

UK house price growth stalls as rents continue rising

UK house price growth stalled in March as higher mortgage rates and affordability pressures...

Scottish house prices outperform UK market

Scottish house prices continued to outperform the wider UK market in March despite signs...

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