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Richard Pike: Day two from the Global ABS Conference in Barcelona

We’re just coming to an end of day two at the Global ABS conference....

The Vernon joins Connect Mortgages’ lending panel

Vernon Building Society has joined the lending panel of Connect Mortgages, expanding product choice...

The Suffolk eases lending rules for foreign nationals, expats and downsizers

Suffolk Building Society has announced a relaxation of its lending criteria for three key...

Bridger named one of Best Places to Work for second consecutive year

Specialist short-term lender Kuflink has once again secured its place on the Sunday Times...

Together completes £500m bond issue

Together Financial Services has successfully completed the issuance of £500 million in senior secured...

Pure Retirement integrates with MBT in lifetime mortgage sector-first

Pure Retirement has become the first specialist lifetime mortgage lender to be added to...

Masthaven Finance obtains NACFB membership

Masthaven Finance has formalised its return to the specialist lending market by joining the...

Masthaven bolsters business development team with key hires

Specialist lender Masthaven Finance has made two strategic additions to its business development team,...

Pigeon secures green loan from Virgin Money for eco-focused Cheshunt industrial scheme

Pigeon, the Suffolk-based property developer and land promoter, has secured a multi-million-pound green loan...

TAB simplifies lending offer with relaunch of core Mortgage and Bridge products

TAB has relaunched its flagship lending products – TAB Mortgage and TAB Bridge. The updated...

Getting to know you: Darren Deacon, Family Building Society

Name: Darren Deacon Age: 52 Location: Home based, Leicestershire. Head office, Epsom Qualification Year: Started in banking in August 1989 Firm: Family...

With Peter Beaumont now banging the drums for Ampla Finance industry peers hail ‘Great Hire’

Peter Beaumont (main picture), the former chief executive of The Mortgage Lender (TML) and...

Ex-TML CEO Peter Beaumont appointed chief executive of Ampla Finance

Peter Beaumont (main picture), the former CEO of The Mortgage Lender (TML) and executive...

Skipton facility helps Yorks Sweeper Hire clean up growth opportunity

Yorks Sweeper Hire has secured a £500,000 invoice factoring facility from Skipton Business Finance,...

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Mind the gap: Can mortgage advice change the game for protection?

Many industry insiders still talk about the UK protection gap and how vast it is. The numbers speak for themselves with the estimated value of...

Navigating HMO and MUFB complexity with confidence

Historically, larger Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and Multi-Unit Freehold Blocks (MUFBs) have often been avoided due to their complex layouts, individual planning requirements,...

Why we shouldn’t wait for the FCA to act on later life lending

It might feel odd to be talking about a new year, when we’re barely half-way through this one, but the recent FCA Discussion Paper...

A walk on the supply side

The UK government’s stated goal to build 1.5 million homes during the current parliamentary term underlines a strong political focus on addressing the housing...

Don’t build in fear – quality must come before quotas

“This is my message to housebuilders: get on with it. If you promise homes, you have to build them.” - Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 25...

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Commuter belt triumphs as Chesham and Amersham top UK retirement wellbeing index

Chesham and Amersham, a Buckinghamshire constituency more commonly associated with the commuter belt than...

URGENT! AI Is coming for you. Or maybe not…

I’ll try to make this as straight to the point as I can. The...

TMG Mortgage Network opens new head office and makes key hire

TMG Mortgage Network has underlined its ambitions for long-term growth with the opening of...

Millbrook Business Finance appoints operations director

Millbrook Business Finance has appointed Sally Chesterton as operations director. Chesterton (pictured) brings more than...